Resignations, including of former UN rights chief, come as the US imposes sanctions on international anti-Israel investigators ...

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 ...

The United Nations General Assembly in May overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council ...

All the latest breaking news on United Nations. Browse Newsweek archives of photos, videos and articles ... the U.N. is made up of member states who contribute a portion of their GDP to maintain ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Every member of the United Nations is required to contribute to the organization’s budget. The United States has been the largest donor since the body’s founding in 1945.