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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.
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.
22 June 2025 - According to the United Nations, the world needs an extra $4 trillion every year to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – ending poverty and hunger ...
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. Here are ...
Historic United Nations building in Geneva could be abandoned as Trump cuts loom Named after former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the opulent 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva was the first ...
13 June 2025 - The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve ...
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza and aid access, after the United States vetoed a ...
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, ...
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet ...
GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as ...