The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices
May 20, 2026
The United Nations is likely to launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before the term of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expires at the end of
May 13, 2026
Haiti's security is not at a level needed to hold elections this August, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said in an interview broadcast on
May 11, 2026
Somalia faces a severe malnutrition crisis and urgently needs more aid funding to avert a catastrophe, the United Nations World Food Programme said on
May 08, 2026
The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are
May 08, 2026
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the billions of dollars the United States owes to the world body is "non-negotiable," after reports that
April 30, 2026
Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty
April 26, 2026
The United States could seek to punish Britain for its lack of support on the Iran war by reviewing its position on London's claim to the Falkland Islands
April 24, 2026
Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse
April 23, 2026
The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.
April 21, 2026
The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment
April 17, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide to lobby countries to back a "trade over aid" declaration at the
April 16, 2026
A group of officials from developing economies launched on Wednesday the Borrowers' Platform, an effort backed by the United Nations to give
April 16, 2026
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appeared to torpedo the candidacy of former Chilean President Michelle
April 16, 2026
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N.
April 08, 2026
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April 09, 2026
The United Nations says at least 250 people including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are either feared dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently
April 15, 2026
China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on
April 04, 2026
According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation
April 02, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed
April 01, 2026
The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040
March 06, 2026
A U.N. nuclear watchdog report says Iran has blocked inspectors from reaching key nuclear sites hit during a June war
February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms
February 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package
February 19, 2026
The United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization
February 19, 2026
Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
February 18, 2026
The United Nations says it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive
February 10, 2026
South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours
January 30, 2026
The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time
January 30, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired
January 29, 2026
What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who is joining? Here’s what to know.
January 22, 2026
Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN
January 20, 2026
Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026
Peace efforts in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt and the United Nations urging warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce
January 14, 2026
The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace
January 13, 2026
Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026
Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far
December 23, 2025
It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan
December 19, 2025
Israeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
December 08, 2025
There was something "fundamentally wrong" with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are "strong reasons to believe"
December 03, 2025
A blue schoolbag in a mass grave. Sri Lanka’s bloody past is re-emerging from the soil
November 30, 2025
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally proposed slashing the core U.N. budget for next year by $577 million and
December 01, 2025
The process to elect the next United Nations secretary-general formally kicked off on Tuesday as member states were asked to nominate candidates to take over the role from
November 25, 2025
For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil
November 23, 2025
At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality
November 23, 2025
Many of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks underway in Brazil have a beef: They want more to be done to transform the world’s food system
November 21, 2025
The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism
November 21, 2025
Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on
November 20, 2025
Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements
November 20, 2025
A fatal attack on Berlin's Pride festival leaves locals wondering how their city will recover
Mosques in West Bank are set on fire during a weekend of settler violence
More than Cookies: Girl Scouts help sweeten Kona Low flood recovery
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
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