Public intellectuals and scientists, as well as films and novels, have long noted the fragility of our "Spaceship Earth" and have made the case for a more unified planet.

By 1965, in his cautionary speech before the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, the United States ambassador, saw the fragility of our “little spaceship…dependent on its vulnerable resources of ...

The United Nations is the world’s principal organization for deliberating matters of peace and security, but its work encompasses far more than peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The UN ...

Download the MDG Gap Task Force Report 2015 Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member ...

The United Nations has released $110 million from an emergency fund to help neglected crises around the world, including Sudan, after donors like the United States ordered major cuts. The United ...

Volunteers provide critical support to help UNHCR deliver on its mandate. They work in a variety of roles ranging from protection, refugee status determination, programme delivery, communication, ...

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, praises the United States for siding with Russia in two votes at the UN. The deaths come amid a harsh cold snap in Gaza and Israel’s blocking of ...

The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.

ROYAL OAK – Rochester United’s turnaround season finally game to an end with a 3-2 loss to the Livonia Stevenson Spartans in the Division 2 Quarterfinals Saturday night. Dawson Wallis got the ...

The shooting during an evacuation mission may constitute a war crime, a UN official says. Lydia Mugambe, originally from Uganda, is accused of taking "advantage" of her alleged victim. Lydia ...