The United Nations observes designated days, weeks, years, and decades, each with a theme, or topic. By creating special observances, the United Nations promotes international awareness and action ...

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The deadly ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the kind of challenge you might think the United Nations could address. After all, it played a major role in establishing Israel as a state more ...

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

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, ...

The occasion is the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family. The location is the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City. In the plenary session on the morning of ...

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.

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Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. In his second administration, President Trump is again calling for greater scrutiny of U.S. funding and ...

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.