A United Nations advisor hired to analyze the rise in antisemitism globally called for member states to stop adopting a definition of the term favored by leading American Jewish organizations. E ...

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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.

That opening line is notable because today, the United Nations can, to some, seem to serve the national interests of its 193 members — especially the most powerful.

June 20, 2005 -- -- The U.S. mission to the United Nations was formally established on April 28, 1947. The United States has its own representative with the title of ambassador.

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...

Here are some of the United Nations' history-making events as the world body marks the anniversary of its founding on June 26, 1945, when the U.N. Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.