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The World's Oceans Are in Trouble. And So Are Humans, Warns U.N. Report

By Justin Worland

Global Action on Climate Change Blocked By Political Disruptions

By Justin Worland

U.N. Criticizes International Community 'Indifference' to Syria Conflict as 100 Civilians Die in 10 Days

By Sanya Mansoor

Trump Leaving the Human Rights Council Will Only Weaken America

By Erika Guevara-Rosas
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U.N. Climate Change Chief Wants Donald Trump Back in the Paris Agreement

The head of the United Nations body charged with addressing global warming wants to work with the Trump administration to bring the U.S. back into the Paris Agreement on climate change, she told TIME last...

By Justin Worland / Houston

Children Faced 'Shocking' Scale of Violence in 2017

Children are on the front lines on conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Myanmar, and eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said

By Eli Meixler

U.N.: No Ruling Out 'Elements of Genocide' in Myanmar

More than 626,000 Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar since late August

By Eli Meixler

Nikki Haley Praises Cuts to the U.N.'s Peacekeeping Budget

The U.S. Ambassador's tweet garnered a wave of criticism from users on social media

By Suyin Haynes

By the Time Famine is Declared, it’s Already Too Late—and Another Generation is Wounded

The declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan on Feb. 20, the first announcement of its kind in almost six years, is but the beginning of a cascade of similar pronouncements to come. Yemen,...

By Aryn Baker

Rebel-Held Aleppo Has Run Out of Food

The U.N. says there is no more aid to hand out

By Dominique Rowe

What to Know About the UN's International Day of the Girl

The day is celebrated through #GirlsTakeover worldwide

By Suyin Haynes

Emma Watson Describes the Struggles of Becoming an Activist

"The last two years have been a baptism of fire to say the least"

By Suyin Haynes

North Korea Is Desperate for Aid. But Its Nuclear Policy Means It Won't Be Getting Much of It

Despite devastation in country’s northeast, military tests continue, reducing chance of vital aid donations

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing

Who 
Can Run 
The U.N.?

Why the world needs a better Secretary-General

By Ian Bremmer

Syrian Opposition Chief Negotiator Resigns

"The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful"

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

Freedom, Sanctions and North Korean Ice Cream: Q&A With Defector Hyeonseo Lee

The celebrated author tells TIME about her latest project to help North Koreans trapped in China

By Charlie Campbell / Seoul

Libya: Tripoli Administration Will Not Step Down

The coalition says it will no-longer make way for a U.N.-backed unity government

By Rishi Iyengar

Helen Clark Latest Female Candidate for U.N. Top Job

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is the latest to throw her hat into the ring

By Nash Jenkins

Assad Says a New Government in Syria is Possible

The opposition, however, says he must step down for a resolution to be reached

By Rishi Iyengar

China Unblocks Online Searches of Kim Jong Un as a 'Pig'

Experts say it may be a sign of China's displeasure with Kim's nuclear buildup

By Rishi Iyengar
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