UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary.
Confronting backlash against women’s rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender ...
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Is the world ready for a woman at helm of the United Nations?
A survey of women’s roles in international organizations from the IMF to the U.N. shows mixed picture of progress and ...
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‘No sane country would stand for this’: Lawmakers launch effort to withdraw US from UN
FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers have launched an effort to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations, amid concern that the international humanitarian and human rights organization fails to ...
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UN chief says there is 'disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry' United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday there was a "disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry" around the ...
Ugandan UN judge convicted in Britain after 'slavery' trial
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was convicted in Britain on Thursday of forcing a young woman to work as a slave while she ...
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United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Download the MDG Gap Task Force Report 2015 Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member ...
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Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay?
The United Nations is the world’s principal organization for deliberating matters of peace and security, but its work encompasses far more than peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The UN ...
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US-Ukraine rift breaks out at United Nations on 3rd anniversary of the war
The U.S. is pushing United Nations (U.N.) member states to back its resolution marking the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war that does not underscore Kyiv’s territorial integrity.
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UN passes resolutions condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine despite US opposition
The United Nations General Assembly passed the resolution with 93 countries voting in favor. The U.S. and Russia both voted against it. Monday’s resolution — which was introduced by Ukraine ...
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United Nations Volunteers
Volunteers provide critical support to help UNHCR deliver on its mandate. They work in a variety of roles ranging from protection, refugee status determination, programme delivery, communication, ...
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Search the United Nations
and generate passion for a better world where all are united for the greater good. The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that ...