At 80, the United Nations faces structural and strategic challenges. Here's what you need to know about the UN's design, Trump-era reforms, and evolving global dynamics.

GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies they must “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities.

NEW YORK – President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations for the final time Tuesday, defending his record and urging an expansion of alliances and democracy to steady a world buffeted by war — even as conflicts in the Middle East and Europe appeared ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday touted the peacekeeping role the United States has played in the world since his return to office, calling it the “real United Nations” and pointed to the renewed deal between Thailand and Cambodia as proof of his administration’s accomplishments.

It was perhaps an ominous sign when the first thing President Donald Trump said in his United Nations General Assembly speech Tuesday was that his teleprompter was broken. “I feel very happy to be up here with you nevertheless,” he said, sounding less ...

Trump sits down with Middle East leaders, calling it his "most important meeting" The president began meeting with Middle East leaders shortly after 4 p.m., and said it was a "very important meeting having to do with Gaza." The president is sitting down ...

The United Nations is the world’s principal organization for deliberating matters of peace and security, but its work encompasses far more than peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The UN system includes scores of entities dedicated to a range of areas ...

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his first speech before the United Nations on Tuesday, when he is expected to pitch his "America First" foreign policy vision. Trump has been critical of the United Nations and complained ...

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 a systemic restructuring of the organization.

[accordion clicktoclose=”true”] [accordion-item title=”What does the UN mean by ‘youth’ and how does this definition differ from that given to children?”] The United Nations, for statistical purposes, defines ‘youth’, as those persons ...

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Monday after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, a move that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precedent.