President Trump's decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is not a surprise — but it marks yet another drop in Washington's roller-coaster ...

The US withdrew from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tuesday on the basis that “continued involvement” is not part of the nation’s interest. The press ...

For eight decades, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, has provided a unique platform for Member States, civil society, the UN system and ...

Whilst there has been much discussion in the media in the past month on the re-militarization of Europe, there is conversely an 80-year-old international peace organization whose name I have heard ...

Qu Dongya, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, addresses the 2024 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday. (Photo: World Food Prize) ...

On 26 June 1945, official representatives of 50 countries, meeting in San Francisco, United States, signed the Charter of the United Nations, forming the world’s premier international organization, ...

As it marks its 80th year, the United Nations is facing a major budget shortfall. The situation could worsen as the United States – the UN’s largest funder and debtor – reassesses its ties to the ...

The UN Charter, adopted on 24 October 1945, has not lost its relevance in the 21 st century. In fact, we need the United Nations more than ever, because the Charter constitutes humanity’s only ...