Iran nuke deal gets unanimous U.N. backing

Every one of the 15 members of the Security Council votes in favour of the U.S.-drafted deal to rein in Iran's nuclear program

• Jul 20, 2015

Iran deal set to become international law

In spite of requests from U.S. lawmakers to delay vote, UN Security Council expected to approve resolution tabled by Obama admin

• Jul 17, 2015

U.S. circulates U.N. resolution on ​Iran nuclear deal

Draft resolution replaces earlier U.N. resolutions imposing sanctions on Iran for nuclear activity; expected to be voted on next week

• Jul 15, 2015

​Water used as weapon of war against Syrian refugees

Humanitarian resources are dwindling as rebel fighters continue to squeeze Syria's refugees

• Jul 13, 2015

Tragic milestone: 4 million have fled Syria war

"This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation," UN agency says as war rages with no end in sight

• Jul 9, 2015

Iran meeting nuke deal commitments, confidential U.N. report says

"We believe we are making progress," John Kerry says as nuclear talks between Iran and world powers ramp up

• Jul 1, 2015

UN chief: Climate negotiations moving at a 'snail's pace'

Key political issues regarding climate change are still on the table with only 10 negotiating days left

• Jun 29, 2015

Korean War 65th anniversary

The "Forgotten War," in which 5.7 million American men and women served, began 65 years ago on June 25, 1950; it lasted just over three years, but Americans in uniform still maintain the peace along the 38th Parallel

• Jun 24, 2015
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Netanyahu dismisses "biased" UN report on Gaza

Israeli prime minister says Human Rights Council does "everything but worry about human rights"

• Jun 22, 2015

No deal reached in U.N. arranged Yemen peace talks

Talks concluded Friday in Geneva, Switzerland without reaching an agreement

• Jun 19, 2015

North Korea accuses U.S. of targeting it with anthrax

Country's U.N. ambassador claims U.S. trying to use "deadly weapons of mass destruction" against N. Korea

• Jun 12, 2015

Will the latest round of Yemen peace talks produce a solution?

Houthi rebels and ousted President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi are set to begin talks again June 14

• Jun 11, 2015

Why the climate is such a hot topic for Pope Francis

Vatican has history of weighing in on the environment, but pope's upcoming climate opus has American conservatives anxious

• Jun 11, 2015

U.N. head leaves Israel off list of nations deadly to kids

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon still criticized the nation for "unacceptable" violence against young people

• Jun 8, 2015

New Fed data shows global warming not stopping or slowing

"The reality is that there is no hiatus," said the lead author of a new study

• Jun 5, 2015

U.N. mission launches probe into child sex abuse claim

Peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic opens investigation into allegation of child sexual abuse against peacekeeper

• Jun 4, 2015

Yemen peace talks falter before they begin

UN-sponsored initiative to end weeks of deadly ground fighting and Saudi-led airstrikes gets off to an ominous start

• May 25, 2015

Bridging the DMZ: Women's peace march aims to heal Korean rifts

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lends support to march between North and South Korea by women from around the world

• May 24, 2015

4 killed by explosions at U.N. compound in South Sudan

The blast took place as rebel forces and government troops fight for control of an oil hub in the Upper Nile

• May 20, 2015

Yemeni rebel leader supports Geneva peace talks

Head of Iranian-backed Houthi group calls negotiations the "only solution" to the conflict that has killed more than 1,800 people since March

• May 20, 2015

UN says Iranian ship with Yemen aid heading to Africa

Humanitarian supplies bound for Djibouti where the U.N. has its hub for distribution of aid to the conflict-torn country

• May 20, 2015

U.N. Secretary General trip to North Korea cancelled

Ban Ki-moon's visit to the nation would have been the first for a United Nation's leader since 1993

• May 19, 2015

Oh waiter, there's soup in my bowl of flies

As edible insects work their way into more mainstream diets, U.S. businesses cater to a growing appetite for products like cricket flour

• May 11, 2015

U.N. can't agree on making statement on crisis in Yemen

Members of the United Nations Security Council were unable to come up with a statement on the violence in the war-torn nation

• May 1, 2015

French soldiers accused of raping children they were sent to protect

About 10 Central African children told U.N. officials that they were sexually assaulted; allegations kept secret for a year

• Apr 29, 2015

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