There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations.

Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production Countries fail to agree on a target to cut plastic pollution and ban harmful chemicals as summit delayed ...

Clear and strong climate policies are an antidote to economic uncertainty, UN Climate chief Simon Stiell said on Tuesday while calling on countries to submit ambitious nationally determined ...

Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and ...

How many countries are in the world? There are 193 countries in the world and two recognized independent nations, according to the United Nations.

The resolution was approved by consensus by the assembly’s legal committee, which includes all 193-member UN nations, after tense last-minute negotiations between its supporters and Russia that ...

Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges.

<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and ...

The 42-page “Pact for the Future” challenges leaders of the 193 U.N. member nations to turn promises into real actions that make a difference to the lives of the world’s more than 8 billion ...