The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of tho ...

The world is waiting to see whether the expanding group of countries can take advantage of the window of opportunity ...

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNG) is a crucial international body responsible for overseeing issues of global ...

In December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/71/90, declaring 30 June International Asteroid Day in order to "observe each year at the international level the ...

United Nations: The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary today. There’s little to celebrate.

Burundi is urging the United Nations to officially recognize the mass killings of Hutus in 1972–1973 as a genocide, over five decades after the violence claimed tens of thousands of lives.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations. Here are ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations. Here are photos of some of the U.N ...