A new United Nations Secretary-General will be elected next year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.

President Trump asked the United Nations why it exists, at his speech to the 80th annual General Assembly on Tuesday. He said during negotiations to end wars in Africa and the Middle East, "the United ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Secretary-General António Guterres plans to use the launch of the United Nations’ eightieth anniversary commemorations to build momentum for ...

This week, President Trump spoke before the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time in six years during the annual meeting of heads of state in New York City. The General Assembly is the ...

The United Nations marks its 80th Anniversary this year. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent at Politico, about the organization's relevance today.

President Donald Trump unsparingly ripped the United Nations as weak and unhelpful ingrates — and even questioned why the international organization continues to exist — while addressing the UN ...

The president of the Palestinian Authority isn’t attending the U.N. General Assembly in person after the Trump administration denied him and his delegation visas. By Farnaz Fassihi As the United ...

"What is the purpose of the United Nations?" asked Trump. "All they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter," he said. "It's empty words, and empty words don't solve war" The 79-year-old ...

The IAEA Scientific Forum on ‘Atoms for Water’ kicks off on 16 September. In advance of the event, the IAEA interviewed Retno Marsudi, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Water.

Over the past two days, several Western nations announced they are recognizing an independent Palestinian state, just a few weeks before the second anniversary of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.