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United Nations
October 04, 2019
Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador
The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for ...
October 04, 2019
Labor group: Venezuela gov’t must stop violence against foes
A panel of experts at the U.N. labor agency is calling on Venezuelan authorities to halt violence, threats and other forms ...
October 04, 2019
North Korea says underwater-launched missile test succeeded
North Korea said Thursday it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years, in an ...
October 04, 2019
UN extends mandate to search ships off Libya for migrants
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend for a year the authorization for U.N. member nations to search ...
October 03, 2019
Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative Portuguese politician who played a leading role in cementing the country’s democracy ...
October 03, 2019
Freitas do Amaral, a ‘father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative Portuguese politician who played a leading role in cementing the country’s democracy ...
October 02, 2019
UN refugee chief asks Mexico to do more for asylum seekers
The United Nations’ top official for refugees is calling on Mexico to devote more resources to the country’s badly overtaxed ...
October 02, 2019
Swedish Queen wishes for #MeToo movement for abuse of kids
Queen Silvia of Sweden, an early campaigner against the exploitation and sexual abuse of children, said Tuesday she wishes ...
October 01, 2019
Yemeni rebels deny entry, turn back top UN rights official
Officials say Yemen's Houthi rebels have denied entry to the top U.N. human rights official and ordered his plane to take off ...
September 29, 2019
Dark skies: UN meeting reveals a world in a really bad mood
The planet is heating. Island nations are slipping away. A Pakistan-India nuclear war could be a "bloodbath." Governments ...
September 29, 2019
Syria gets its moment at UN, small island states sound alarm
Overshadowed by other concerns, the war in Syria got some attention Saturday and leaders from assorted island nations pleaded ...
September 29, 2019
At UN, a world stage for disputes often out of the spotlight
The Middle East. Trade tensions. Iran's nuclear program. Venezuela's power struggle. Civil wars in Syria and Yemen.
September 29, 2019
The Latest: Yemen vows to end attempts to divide country
The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 9 p.m. Yemen's new foreign ...
September 28, 2019
Head of UN nuclear test ban group: Teach your children well
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear test ban treaty organization says that in his "wild dreams," very young children around the ...
September 28, 2019
They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words
Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.
September 28, 2019
Russian minister: West out of step, can't accept its decline
Russia's foreign minister took aim at the West on Friday, saying its philosophies are out of step with the times and that it ...
September 28, 2019
Pakistan PM warns of 'bloodbath' in Kashmir; India PM silent
Insisting he wasn't making a threat, Pakistan's leader denounced his Indian counterpart on Friday and warned that any war ...
September 28, 2019
The Latest:
The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Russia's foreign ...
September 28, 2019
Decorum prevails as nations at odds take each other on
Pakistan and India sparred over Kashmir, Russia chided the West and said its influence in world affairs was diminishing and ...
September 27, 2019
A year after Khashoggi's slaying, Saudi clampdown persists
Nearly one year has passed since a team of 15 Saudi government agents flew to Turkey and killed Saudi journalist Jamal ...
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