The UN faces growing criticism for its limited role in major conflicts, as Gaza, Iran and Ukraine expose the body's ...

The nomination of United States (U.S.) president, Donald Trump, for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ...

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

In his confirmation hearing, Waltz spun himself as a tough advocate for American interests. Yet he kept bumping up against ...

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ ...

The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan ...

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.

The UN Library has digitized an important series of Security Council documents: the supplements and special supplements to the official records.

Turning 80, United Nations faces fresh storm of doubts Thursday's anniversary comes as the world body faces a multi-faceted crisis that has raised questions about its future ...

As Guterres told the Security Council earlier this year, “The United Nations remains the essential, one-of-a-kind meeting ground to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights.” What ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared ...

Behind the signing of the United Nations Charter is the story of mankind's age-old attempts to take common action so that peace and security may be achieved.