This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure ...

The photo exhibit “Gaza, Palestine: A Crisis of Humanity, a Cry for Justice” in the lobby of United Nations headquarters in Manhattan includes images of demolished buildings, displaced ...

Government ministers from more than 100 countries on Monday gathered at the United Nations to consider a two-state solution ...

Under the Reagan administration, the U.S. departed from UNESCO, which Washington accused of mismanagement and of politicizing ...

The United Nations will mark its 80th anniversary this month but there’s little to celebrate. Its clout on the world stage is diminished.

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations. Here are photos of some of the U.N ...