U.N. votes to support Hamas-free Palestinian government
1 of 3 | Prime Minister of the state of Palestine Mohammad Mustafa was applauded after he spoke at a High-level International Conference for the…
At least 11 U.N. workers abducted in Houthi-controlled Yemen
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- At least 11 United Nations employees in Yemen were abducted by Houthi-controlled authorities Sunday after they raided World Food Program facilities…
State Department blocks Palestinian visas ahead of U.N. opening
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. officials revoked visas already issued to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of next month's United…
U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of U.N General Assembly
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s annual…
U.N. global plastics pollution summit ends without agreement in Geneva
A 20-foot-tall take on Rodin's iconic "Thinker" sculpture pictured Friday outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, as an 8-day effort to agree a global plastic…
Leaving a top Trump administration post? The president may have an ambassadorship for you
WASHINGTON — Diplomacy may be soft power, but in President Trump’s administration, it’s also lately a soft landing.National security adviser Mike Waltz was nominated as United Nations…
Trump taps Tammy Bruce to be next deputy representative to U.N.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Tammy Bruce, the former conservative radio host and Fox News contributor who now serves as the spokesperson for the U.S. State…
U.N. Security Council to debate situation of Israeli hostages in Gaza
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A special session of the U.N. Security Council was set to convene Tuesday morning at the request of Israel to discuss…
U.N. warns Lebanon’s at a ‘turning point,’ faces prolonged crisis risk
Emergency services and residents inspect the scene of an airstrike in the town of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, on June 25. The United Nations has warned…
U.N. ambassador nominee Waltz downplays ‘Signalgate’ controversy
July 15 (UPI) -- U.N. ambassador nominee Mike Waltz denied any sensitive information was shared during a controversial mobile app chat in March while undergoing…
U.S. issues sanctions against U.N. investigator probing abuses in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories,…
Migrants deported from U.S. to Salvadoran prison remain under U.S. control, Salvadoran officials tell U.N.
WASHINGTON — The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from…
U.N. nuclear inspectors depart Tehran after Iran ends cooperation
1 of 2 | A satellite image shows a view of craters and ash on a ridge at Iran's Fordo underground uranium enrichment facility after…
Iran suspends U.N. nuclear inspections
A satellite image by Maxar Technologies shows a closer view of craters and ash on a ridge at the Fordow underground uranium enrichment site in…
U.N. watchdog: Iran could resume enriching uranium for bomb in months
1 of 2 | A satellite image shows a view of craters and ash on a ridge at Iran's Fordo underground uranium enrichment facility after…
U.N. study: 'Lack of choice' contributing to 'fertility crisis'
The United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, announced Tuesday that while some may worry about a population decline and how it could impact a country's…
World leaders call for end to ‘plunder’ at U.N. ocean summit
June 9 (UPI) -- World leaders at a United Nations conference in France called for an end to ocean-plundering activity with a global agreement likely…
Iran boosting enriched Uranium stockpiles, U.N. nuclear watchdog says
This is a view in 2010 of Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran. File photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE May 31 (UPI) -- Iran…
U.N. says desperately needed food aid, medicines, yet to reach people of Gaza
May 21 (UPI) -- The United Nations said no aid has reached people in Gaza in dire need of food and medical supplies, including baby…
North Korean human rights a global issue, speakers tell U.N. General Assembly
1 of 2 | North Korean escapee Kim Eun-joo spoke at a high-level U.N. General Assembly meeting on North Korean human rights Tuesday, warning that…