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

A British punk-rap group faced growing criticism on Sunday for making anti-Israel remarks at the Glastonbury music festival that have sparked a police inquiry.

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the ...

The array of benefits United Nations’ senior staff receives has been untouched during the UN80 Initiative. Here’s what senior ...

Women in Diplomacy Day is meant to celebrate women's indispensable role in diplomacy and an opportunity to reflect on actions that can be taken to achieve women's full, equal, effective and ...

It’s been a week since the U.S. pressed Israel and Iran into a truce, ending a bloody, 12-day conflict that had set the ...

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United Nations. The latest on the United Nations. Established on June 26, 1945, the United Nations Organization was established after World War II as an intergovernmental body with a stated goal ...

Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. Starting on 24 October, the anniversary of the founding of the United ...

As the United Nations turns 80, ... draped in a UN flag is loaded on a Brazilian presidential plane at Baghdad international airport, ... Vieira de Mello, the top U.N. official in Iraq, ...

Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official national symbol. A bill to create the brand was introduced earlier in June by ...

On August 15, 1947, it became the official flag of the country. This came to be called the Tiranga. The spinning wheel was replaced by the Dharma Chakra of Emperor Ashoka, symbolizing truth and life.