As it marks its 80th year, the United Nations is facing a major budget shortfall. The situation could worsen as the United States – the UN’s largest funder and debtor – reassesses its ties to the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Secretary-General António Guterres plans to use the launch of the United Nations’ eightieth anniversary commemorations to build momentum for ...

The Military and Police Advisory Committee, composed of Member State military and police capacities, recently convened on technology and the United Nations C4ISR* Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP).

Global Memos are briefs by the Council of Councils that gather opinions from global experts on major international developments. In September, the United Nations will convene its eightieth General ...

Ethiopia has been elected, by consensus, as Vice-President and Bureau Member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) during the Council's Organizational Meeting held on 8 December 2025 in ...

UNITED NATIONS, September 20 - World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations General Assembly, which on Tuesday begins its 80th session.

UNITED NATIONS — France officially recognized a sovereign Palestinian state at the United Nations, with President Emmanuel Macron delivering the news at the 80th U.N. General Assembly on Monday in New ...

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, vowed that his people “will not leave our land.” His address came days after 10 Western countries joined 150 other nations in recognizing ...

The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office. By Stephanie ...

Flags of NATO member nations wave outside the organization’s headquarters in Brussels on March 6, 2025. (John Thys/AFP via Getty Images) How we did this This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on ...