Four generations after its founding, the United Nations is facing major funding cuts and renewed questions about its future.

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...

Recent cuts to U.S. foreign assistance made by the Trump administration include major pullbacks on U.S. contributions to the United Nations. This jeopardizes U.S. leadership on humanitarian aid, ...

On Friday, the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York held a flag raising for the new Syrian flag in the presence of Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani.

People attend a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.

Toggle navigation Welcome to the United Nations. ... (CEDAW) in 1979. ... This year’s Commission on the Status of Women takes place at UN Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March.

United Nations expenditures today exceed those of more than 100 countries; while the U.N.’s lobbyists and those on its gravy train say its budget is just $3 billion, ...

A general view shows a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Jan. 17. A group of Republican lawmakers led by Utah. Sen. Mike Lee is pushing to remove the United States from ...

Afghanistan ratified CEDAW in 2003 without reservation, which means the ICJ has jurisdiction over the matter. Should the case move forward, it would be the first time a country faces charges for ...