The Palestinians remain a non-member observer state as the 15-member Security Council has not acted on the General Assembly recommendation. HOW DOES THE UNITED NATIONS ADMIT NEW MEMBER STATES?

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees appears to have weathered a crisis stemming from Israeli accusations that it employed people affiliated with Hamas: On Friday, 118 United Nations ...

Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...

Data from the World Population Review showing each state's foreign-born population in 2021 indicates that California, Texas and Florida have the largest immigrant populations in the U.S. New York and ...

Diplomatic press releases and statements are an essential medium for United Nations Member States to convey their views to a large audience. The public website Diplomatic Pulse — developed by ...

When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, he will for the first time be seated on the floor of the ...

The original founding nations were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. This includes Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the country’s first ...

The United States officially accepted the Constitution of the United Nations Education, Culture and Science (UNESCO) on 10th July. From now on, it becomes, once more, a full member of UNESCO, which ...

UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday formally asked for renewed consideration by the United Nations Security Council of its 2011 application to become a full member of the world body.

Diplomatic press releases and statements are an essential medium for United Nations Member States to convey their views to a large audience. The public website Diplomatic Pulse — developed by ...