UN estimates 100,000 have started to return to Syria
A further 150,000 who were displaced within the country by the 13-year civil war are estimated to have returned to their village or city of origin.
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A further 150,000 who were displaced within the country by the 13-year civil war are estimated to have returned to their village or city of origin.
Representatives from the least developed countries and small island nations walked out of negotiations at the summit on Saturday. They said they're frustrated over the process and are still interested in talks, but they want a fair deal.
The leaders are accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes over the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. It’s just the latest key appointment for Trump as he works to build his Cabinet.
Before the war, Ukraine already had one of Europe’s lowest birth rates and had long lost younger people to more prosperous places on the continent.
Those peacekeepers are part of the long-term u-n mission known as UNIFIL. They say several of its peacekeepers needed to be hospitalized after these attacks.
After more than 23 years in prison for a crime he has always maintained he didn't commit, Kevin Jackson stepped out of Western Illinois Correctional Center late Tuesday morning as a free man.
After more than 23 years in prison for a crime he has always maintained he didn't commit, Kevin Jackson stepped out of Western Illinois Correctional Center late Tuesday morning as a free man. Megan Hickey reports.
The Israeli Prime minister was met with boos at the United Nations General Assembly Friday while many in the audience walked out.
Zelenskyy pleaded his case at the United Nations General Assembly and in Washington. On Friday, he's scheduled to meet with former President Donald Trump.
President Viden took the stage before world leaders at the General Assembly. It was his last time at this podium as America's Commander-in-Chief. He expressed hope that diplomacy could prevent a larger war from consuming the Middle East.
It's the organization's first in-depth investigation into the conflict. Both the Israel defense forces and various Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, routinely disregarded international law over the last eight months, the over 200-page report finds.
The alert came from the UN's Special Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination, who said local efforts to address Chicago Police torture have been "piecemeal and far too slow in implementation."
The alert came from the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination, who said local efforts to address Chicago Police torture have been "piecemeal and far too slow in implementation." CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reprorts.
Humanitarian aid groups are pausing their work after 7 World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Gaza. But Chicago-based MedGlobal says now is not the time to leave.
A million species on Earth are threatened with extinction, according to the United Nations, and one of the reasons is climate change. One scientist has been following a unique lizard getting forced out of its home to help tell the story about climate change and the future of our planet.
The report finds pulling those resources from e-waste instead can avoid billions of pounds of harmful emissions.
More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are facing imminent famine, according to a new report from the United Nations, and the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately allow food and water into the Gaza Strip. Israel has been accused of deliberately starving Palestinian civilians. Dr. John Kahler, a pediatrician and co-founder of the medical nonprofit Medglobal, recently returned from his second aid trip to Gaza and shared what he witnessed.
A new report from the United Nations found in 2022, the world generated 62 million tons of electronic waste.
At least 20 people, including children, have died due to malnutrition and dehydration, according to the Gaza Health Ministry
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will launch three additional military spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons, and introduce modern unmanned combat equipment in 2024
The heavily negotiated resolution creates a pathway to expedite food, water, and fuel to Palestinian civilians. It also demands the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, but the resolution does not call for a ceasefire.
The United Nations Security Council stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. The vote was passed 13-0 with the U.S. and Russia abstaining.
The U.N. Security Council voted to speed up the process of delivering aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and demand that all hostages held by Hamas be released immediately.
The United Nations General Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. With daily fighting in Gaza, more than 17,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
