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News Articles: United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the U.N. General Assembly, at Methodist Central Hall, the site of the inaugural U.N. General Assembly, in London on Saturday.

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  • World

United Nations leaders bemoan global turmoil as the General Assembly turns 80

On Saturday, the UNGA celebrated its 80th birthday in London. Speakers including U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed global uncertainty during the second term of President Trump.

January 19, 2026
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By:
  • Robbie Griffiths and
  • Lauren Frayer
The United Nations headquarters building in New York City. This week the U.S. announced it will withdraw from 31 U.N. agencies, including the U.N. Women and the U.N. Population Fund.

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  • Global Health

Why is the U.S. pulling out of 31 U.N. groups? And what's the impact?

The Trump administration is withdrawing from 66 global groups, including U.N. entities that focus on climate and health issues.

January 09, 2026
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel and
  • Fatma Tanis
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters.

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  • World

U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation

Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives.

January 07, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
André Corrêa do Lago, center, the president of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, sat as negotiators huddled in last-minute deliberations on Saturday.

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  • Climate

U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels

Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and natural gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.

November 23, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon,
  • Michael Copley,
  • and 1 more
Afghanis access social media websites at a private internet cafe in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 10, 2016.

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  • Asia

The U.N. mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access in Afghanistan

The outage was the first nationwide shutdown since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and was part of their professed crackdown on immorality.

September 30, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A domestically-built missile and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and armed forces commanders who were killed in an Israeli strike in June, are displayed in Baharestan Square, Tehran, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

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  • Middle East

UN imposes 'snapback' sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran

The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.

September 28, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Global health leaders from around the world came to the United Nations this week for high-level meetings — their first time connecting at a U.N. event in the wake of the dramatic U.S. foreign aid cuts.

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  • Global Health

There was a different vibe at the U.N. General Assembly. 5 attendees weigh in

It's the first high level U.N. gathering since the U.S. foreign aid cuts under the Trump Administration. What were people thinking — and talking about?

September 27, 2025
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis and
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said "The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away from the world or our commitment to end chronic disease."

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  • Global Health

RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases

Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Joyce Mutisya, photographed in 2023 outside her home in Wote, Kenya. For years she struggled with symptoms of dementia. But she didn't realize it was a condition for which she could seek professional help.

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  • Global Health

The U.N. utters the word: Dementia

For the first time, the United Nations has put forward a political declaration pledging to address dementia. Will it make a difference?

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

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  • World

Ukraine's Zelenskyy issues a stark warning about a global arms race and AI war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump made another shift in his stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.

September 24, 2025
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By:
  • Alex Leff
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year's theme for the annual global meeting being "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights."

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  • World

President Trump to discuss his foreign policy priorities with world leaders at UNGA

President Trump will meet with world leaders Tuesday to discuss his foreign policy priorities at the UN General Assembly.

September 23, 2025
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Michel Martin
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations General Assembly, July 28.

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  • World

What to know as U.N. General Assembly opens, marking 80 years, tackling deep crises

This year the United Nations is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
What remains of the "Tree of Life" on Sunday, July 20, 2025, is visible off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, after being toppled by cyclones in 2023 and further damaged by an earthquake in 2024.

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  • Climate

The U.N.'s highest court will decide on the climate obligations of countries

After years of lobbying by vulnerable island nations, the U.N. asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion, a non-binding but important basis for international obligations.

July 23, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A picture taken on Oct. 12, 2017 shows the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris.

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  • National

U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over 'divisive social and cultural causes'

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. took issue with UNESCO's focus on the U.N.'s sustainable development goals and the decision to include Palestine as a member state.

July 22, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, attends his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on July 15.

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  • World

Trump's pick for ambassador to the U.N. grilled over Signal chat scandal

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
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