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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
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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
March 12, 2018
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
December 28, 2017
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
December 6, 2017
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
June 29, 2017
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
March 3, 2017
Rebel-Held Aleppo Has Run Out of Food
The U.N. says there is no more aid to hand out
By Dominique Rowe
November 11, 2016
What to Know About the UN's International Day of the Girl
The day is celebrated through #GirlsTakeover worldwide
By Suyin Haynes
October 11, 2016
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
September 30, 2016
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
September 21, 2016
Who Can Run The U.N.?
Why the world needs a better Secretary-General
By Ian Bremmer
July 21, 2016
Syrian Opposition Chief Negotiator Resigns
"The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful"
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
May 30, 2016
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
May 27, 2016
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
April 7, 2016
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
April 4, 2016
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
March 31, 2016
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
March 11, 2016
End U.S. Trade Embargo, Cuban President Says
President Obama also echoed his statements, saying he hoped Congress would lift the blockade
By Rishi Iyengar
September 29, 2015
Thailand Defends Deportation of Uighur Migrants to China
The move has been condemned by the U.N., Washington and human-rights groups
By Charlie Campbell
July 10, 2015
Pope Francis Is on a Mission to Stop Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. State Department is revving up its efforts to work with the Holy See
By Elizabeth Dias
April 10, 2015
U.N. Hosts First Meeting Dedicated to Battling Anti-Semitism
Meeting planned long before the recent attacks in Paris
By TIME Staff
January 23, 2015
McCain's Diplomatic 'Superfecta'
He's now upset Vladimir Putin, ISIS, Fidel Castro, and the Syrian regime — and he couldn't be more pleased
By David Stout
January 6, 2015
U.N.: $8.4 Billion Needed for Syria and Neighbors Hosting Refugees
Nations hosting refugees to also benefit from improvements to infrastructure and services
By TIME Staff
December 19, 2014
Opium Crop at Record High in Afghanistan
As US withdraws troops, opium cultivation reaches new levels
By Naina Bajekal
November 12, 2014
Syria Still Has Chemical-Weapons Sites, U.S. Says
The claim comes just months after the ending of a U.N. joint mission to destroy the country's illicit stockpile
By David Stout
October 8, 2014
U.N. Headquarters in South Dakota: How It Could Have Happened
New York City wasn’t the obvious choice for the United Nations headquarters
By Noah Rayman
September 24, 2014
At Least 100,000 Flee ISIS in Syria for Turkey
Turkey is already home to nearly 1.5 million Syrian refugees
By David Stout
September 22, 2014
The History Behind the Other 'United Nations'
In 1942, the group known as the United Nations was convened to accomplish one goal: defeat the Axis powers
By Noah Rayman
September 16, 2014
Poor Countries Do Most of the World's Peacekeeping
It is an unfair burden for troops who are less well trained, under-supplied and ill equipped
By Adam McCauley
September 12, 2014
Ebola Is a 'Serious Threat' to Liberia's Existence, Says Minister
The epidemic reveals the nation's "persistent and profound institutional weaknesses"
By Per Liljas
September 10, 2014
U.S. Worries Syria May Still Have Chemical Weapons
Questions remain over “discrepancies and omissions” in Syria’s original chemical-weapons declaration
By David Stout
September 5, 2014
Ebola Spreads to Southern Nigeria
WHO officials warn that the epidemic is accelerating rapidly
By Elizabeth Barber
September 4, 2014
Experts to Jumpstart Ebola Drug Trials as Crisis Worsens
The world urgently needs to find a drug that can fight Ebola
By Elizabeth Barber
September 3, 2014
Ebola-Striken West Africa Faces Food Crisis
The disease-stricken region is facing a fresh crisis, as it contends with meager food supplies and sky-high prices
By Elizabeth Barber
September 2, 2014
NATO: Russian Tanks in Ukraine
Moscow slammed at emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council
By David Stout
August 29, 2014
North Korea Prepares Its Own Human-Rights Report
So they're penning their own
By Stephanie Burnett
August 11, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About the Yazidis
Meet Iraq's secretive, persecuted sect under siege by militants from ISIS
By Mirren Gidda
August 8, 2014
No Easy Answers to Charges of War Crimes in Gaza
Experts on both sides say there were, but proving it will be hard and prosecuting even harder
By Mirren Gidda
August 5, 2014
The Psychological Toll of Ebola in Sierra Leone
Ane Bjoru Fjeldsaeter has been counselling staff, patients and their families at the Doctors Without Borders' Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone
By Mirren Gidda
July 31, 2014
No Refuge
Over 60,000 migrants have tried to cross the sea to Italy this year, in hopes of finding safety in Europe—and the Navy is doing its best to stop them before they make it
By Simon Shuster
July 17, 2014
Israel: 3 Mortars Fired From Gaza During Cease-Fire
Israel has refused to say whether it will retaliate, though the military said previously it would respond if the cease-fire was broken
By Mirren Gidda
July 17, 2014
Iraqi ‘Terrorist Groups’ Have Seized Nuclear Materials
Approximately 88 pounds of uranium compounds stored at an Iraq university have been taken, though they are likely unenriched and so difficult to make weapons from
By Stephanie Burnett
July 10, 2014
Afghan Civilians Are Increasingly Feeling Toll of War
1,564 deaths recorded in the first half of this year, up 17 percent compared with 2013
By Mirren Gidda
July 9, 2014
Prepare for El Niño, UN Weather Agency Warns
United Nations weather agency tells governments to brace for the weather event, and the devastating droughts and floods it brings
By Mirren Gidda
June 26, 2014
Pope to World Leaders: Spread the Wealth
Pope Francis reaffirmed his plea on Friday for world leaders to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor during an address before top U.N. officials and called for a global initiative to reduce the income gap
By Dan Kedmey
May 9, 2014
U.N. report: 40% of the world will be online by the end of 2014
An estimated 3 billion people – or 40% of the world population – will have access to the Internet by the end of 2014, a United Nations International Telecommunications Union report reveals. According to the...
By Techlicious
May 8, 2014
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