The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including

India has joined more than 100 countries in condemning Israel’s unilateral measures in the West Bank, reiterating opposition to annexation and reaffirming support for a negotiated two-State solution.

People have been asking “What if …” forever. Over the next few months, Al Jazeera will explore some of the biggest challenges of our time and ask leading experts: “What if …” Established 80 years ago in October, the United Nations has become a ...

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the United Nations warned the gathered leaders of nations Tuesday that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are driving modern civilization toward “a powder keg that risks engulfing the world” — the latest in an ...

The United Nations likes to see itself as the world's moral referee: issuing resolutions, censuring governments and setting down, in solemn language, what is and is not acceptable behaviour in a civilised society.

President Donald Trump slammed the United Nations for not aiding his administration's peace push and for "creating new problems" for the U.S. and member nations, while questioning its purpose and also offering "the hand of American leadership and ...

Gavin Phelan, from Cape Elizabeth, created an app to alert deaf and hard of hearing people to alarms and gunshots.

By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his "Board of Peace," an initiative that has drawn praise from Trump allies but also criticism from countries worried that it will undermine the United Nations.

Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas. By Brad Plumer and Max Bearak Reporting from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates For ...

Together, we can build a world based on equal rights for all and compassion — and live in peace as one human family. February fourth is International Day of Human Fraternity. It reminds us that we belong to one human family: diverse in culture and belief ...

The behind-the-scenes journey from draft to deal raises uncomfortable questions about whom the UN truly serves, and for what purpose.