United Nations General Assembly: Gridlock Alert Days, Street Closures & More
The week-long event brings international dignitaries, as well as street closures and traffic issues.
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The week-long event brings international dignitaries, as well as street closures and traffic issues.
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg drew crowds on land Friday after her two-week sail across the Atlantic as the 16-year-old Swede led a protest march in front of the United Nations.
The 16-year-old from Sweden set sail two weeks ago to embark on the nearly 3,000-mile voyage.
Among the crowd at the women's summit, high school students from The Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria, where the focus is computer science and technology.
You may know Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister on "Game of Thrones," but did you know he's also the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program? This week, the Danish actor sat down with CBS2's Mary Calvi to discuss his work to help animals worldwide through The Lion's Share fund.
President Donald Trump is having another full day as he meets with several world leaders and hints about a big announcement on North Korea.
His foundation announced his death in Switzerland's capital, Bern, on Saturday in a tweet , saying he died after a short unspecified illness.
One of the targets of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in Syria was still smoldering as the United States warned its forces were "locked and loaded" to strike again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the Friday night raids as aggression that will make the humanitarian crisis in Syria worse.
The resolution was demanded the ceasefire "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favor of a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's new policy recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
New Yorkers know the drill, when the U.N. General Assembly meets, traffic in the city grinds to a halt.
In his first visit to the U.N. since taking office, the president is expected to attend meetings Monday before addressing the General Assembly on Tuesday.
The president will stay at his residence in Trump Tower Sunday evening before gathering with world leaders on Monday.
The United Nations hit North Korea with tough new sanctions Saturday, in response to the country's missile test last month.
The United States and South Korean have confirmed that the regime launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, the kind capable of reaching the U.S.
Just before taking office, Trump criticized the UN as a "club for people to have a good time." On Monday, he called the international organization "an under-performer, but it has huge potential."
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there's no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and insists President Donald Trump would fully support strong action against the Kremlin once investigations are complete.
Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told The Associated Press that Churkin became ill in his office at Russia's U.N. mission and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday.
In a stunning decision Friday, the Obama administration moved to allow the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements as illegal.
Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration announced Monday that Ban will push the Waterford crystal button to begin the official 60-second countdown to 2017.
Israel pressed forward with promises of retaliation and damage control Sunday following a U.N. vote last week on an anti-settlement resolution that passed thanks to an abstention by the U.S., Israel's close ally.
There was pressure from the president-elect and lobbying from Israel, but in the end, the United States broke a longstanding tradition.
New Yorkers gathered in protest and solidarity outside of Russia's Permanent Mission to the U.N. on Tuesday night.
Ban Ki-moon said the U.N. bears a moral responsibility to renew its efforts to address the epidemic.
