UN peacekeeping chief welcomes strong support for its far-flung operations despite `headwinds’

The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite

Delegates at UN climate talks in Dubai agree to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

United Nations climate negotiators directed the world yesterday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about

Guterres uses rare power to warn of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council yesterday of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in

As mental health worsens among women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’

The U.N.’s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid,” the head

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

Russia’s top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn’t discuss his country’s

Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN

It’s Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of

Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and

Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting

More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents committed yesterday to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more, the White House said.

UN nuclear watchdog report seen says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The

President Xi Jinping defends record to UN human rights chief

Chinese leader Xi Jinping defended China's record to the top U.N. human rights official today (Wednesday), saying each nation should be allowed to find its own path based on its

Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting today (Macau time) for his actions to bring separatists in eastern Ukraine

United Nations: Xi calls for closer cooperation to address global challenges, issues

President Xi Jinping today (Monday) called on the world to increase cooperation, and work together to address the challenges and global problems facing humanity (full text below). Xi made the remarks

United Nations | Guterres urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday , saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda

Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing Islamic radicalism, leaders from more than

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