White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed President Donald Trump was the creator of the phrase “peace through strength,” despite it being originally credited to a Roman emperor. Leavitt ...

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

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza and aid access, after the United States vetoed a ...

World United Nations to vote on demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire despite U.S., Israel opposition U.S. had vetoed draft resolution demanding an unconditional and permanent ceasefire ...

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The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.

The United Nations Summer Study (UNSS) program, offered by The New School’s Julien J. Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs, provides graduate and undergraduate students and continuing ...

France has been one of the UN's members since its founding in 1945. It holds a permanent seat at the Security Council, alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, thus playing a ...

In December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/71/90, declaring 30 June International Asteroid Day in order to "observe each year at the international level the ...

The International Court of Justice, which settles legal disputes between member nations. The Trusteeship Council, which dealt with colonial possessions but which has been defunct since 1994.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early on June 9 immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United ...