The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

Explore the potential impact of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency on funding, influence, and engagement with the United Nations.

The United Nations removed a controversial artwork depicting Israel as a watermelon without the West Bank or Gaza, sparking debates on freedom of expressio...

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Turkey of "malice," after Ankara submitted a letter signed by 52 countries calling for a halt in arms deliveries to Israel over the war in Gaza.

Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM

Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Private Sean Rooney in a letter to his mother.

A year of war in Gaza has undermined international law and threatens to make the strip uninhabitable, according to the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. She tells RFI why she is making the case for Israel's offensive to be classified a genocide.

Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees…

“Where is the UN?” is a question that has often been asked since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. As the death toll rises and the conflict spreads, the UN appears woefully unable to fulfil its mandate to save humanity “from the scourge of war” – as it…

According to the United Nations 2024 is “the biggest election year in human history” with half of the world’s population – some 3.7 billion people in 72 countries – able to vote. Yet some elections are more consequential than others which is why the world is watching as the US…