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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chaired a United Nations Security Council session Friday on the threat posed by North Korea. He urged council members to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.

The U.S. and other countries withdrew funding in response to allegations that 12 employees of the UN agency were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

A UN investigation into year's deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces.

The resolution calls for expanded humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza.

The U.N. World Food Programme received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its work combating global hunger.

Nations must act on climate change under international law — if they don’t, they could be held liable.

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

President Biden outlined his vision for how the U.S. will help the world slow global warming and aid developing countries suffering its effects.

The Aid Worker Security Database, which has compiled reports since 1997, said the number of killings rose from 293 in 2023 to 383 in 2024, including over 180 in Gaza.

A new UN report lays out the humanitarian crises unfolding in Ukraine.