The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

The United Nations says it has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels

Relatives of 14-year-old who was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank say he was ‘loved dearly’.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN blasts the Security Council during its quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there

Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms? A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice. Though smartphones can be used for educational purposes, the report says the devices also disrupt classroom learning, expose students to cyberbullying and can compromise students’ privacy.

There's still time to bring our outlaw country back into united community of nations confronting looming horrors

Senior member of National Security Council emphasizes ongoing US-Israel cooperation in White House briefing

The supertanker, with more than a million barrels of oil, has been deteriorating since 2015.

United States First Lady Jill Biden is in Paris to attend a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO, marking the United States’ official reentry into the United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural organization after a five-year hiatus

The United States says it has joined major donors in demanding that the United Nations be able to deliver aid through a key crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest independently and to everyone in need

Hillel Neuer battles anti-Israel bias at UN: A voice for human rights faces suppression