The UN General Assembly convenes every September for monthslong deliberations on challenges collectively facing humanity. The General Assembly is the primary deliberative body of the United Nations ...

As the United Nations turns 80, NPR examines its legacy, its current challenges, and what lies ahead for the world's multilateral body.

One could, with apologies to Churchill, well say of the UN that never have so few done so little for so many.

The U.N. has come under increased criticism from members of Congress, accusing the U.N. of antisemitism because of the way it has talked about and treated Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza against ...

The U.N., created 80 years ago to maintain international peace and security, has recently struggled with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. It also faces a new challenge — the Trump administration.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has released the U.N.'s latest report on military spending, urging member ...

Government control over people in the isolated, nuclear-armed state has tightened in the past 10 years, researchers said, and access to information has “significantly regressed.” ...

The United States is one of the world leaders in food waste, but when it comes to total waste or per capita, Americans aren't ...