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 ...

The U.N. Charter remains the bedrock of the United Nations, which now has 193 member countries. The charter's opening ... the ...

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.

The map shows which countries are growing faster than the U.S. The data includes birth rates and net migration for each country.

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.

The Palestinians remain a non-member observer state as the 15-member Security Council has not acted on the General Assembly recommendation.