The organization created in the wake of one world war was aimed at preventing another. But a celebration of its accomplishments has been overshadowed by a pandemic and rising world tensions.
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U.N. Expresses Horror at Mass Graves in Libya
The discovery of eight mass graves near Tripoli was a grim reminder of the atrocities that have punctuated the country’s conflict.
U.N. Security Council ‘Missing In Action’ in Coronavirus Fight
The leader of the U.N. has called the pandemic the biggest international threat in the 75-year history of the organization, but its most powerful body has yet to take action.
António Guterres Wants Gender Parity at the U.N. It May Take Time.
We sat down with the United Nations secretary general to talk about how one wrests a patriarchal organization into the future.
The U.N. Tried to Save Hospitals in Syria. It Didn’t Work.
Russian and Syrian forces have bombed sites on a flawed U.N. no-strike list with impunity. Relief groups are giving up hope.
Facing ‘Cash-Flow Crisis,’ the U.N. Cuts Hiring, Heating, Escalators and the A.C.
The organization said it was quickly running out of cash largely because a number of countries, chiefly the United States, have not paid all their annual assessments.
What Is the United Nations? Its History, Its Goals and Its Relevance
A brief look at what the 193-member United Nations does and how it works as leaders convene in New York for the annual General Assembly.
Ambush Slows Libyan Militia’s Drive to Take Capital
A prolonged and murky battle may lie ahead, and the United Nations secretary general left Libya with “a heavy heart.”
U.N. Leader’s Grade From Feminist Group: B-Minus
After two years as secretary general, António Guterres gets a passing but not stellar grade from an advisory group on his pledge for a more feminist United Nations.
Guatemala Expels U.N.-Backed Anti-Corruption Panel, Claiming Overreach
The government accused the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala of interfering in its domestic affairs, and gave prosecutors 24 hours to leave.