UN headquarters locked down after three-hour standoff between NYPD, armed man

Local media reported that the man dropped his shotgun and surrendered to police.

UN General Assembly votes 129 to 11 on resolutions that leave out Jewish references to Jerusalem

However, fewer countries voted in favor of it this time around and more countries abstained compared to last year

UN warned its credibility is at stake over the Palestinian question

UN Rejects Undermining of Transitional Process in Sudan

“We are also here to highlight the importance of the international community investing in these vital efforts through concrete action and delivery of pledges,” Guterres said in his opening speech.

UN to convene Afghanistan aid conference on September 13

“We also appeal for full and unimpeded humanitarian access to make sure Afghans continue to get the essential services they need,” he said.

Yemen’s UN Envoy to Assume Duties on Sept. 5

The 15-member Security Council approved the appointment of Grundberg, a Swedish diplomat, this month to replace Martin Griffiths, who became the UN aid chief.

UNICEF warns millions of Lebanese face water shortages

“Vital facilities such as hospitals and health centers have been without access to safe water due to electricity shortages, putting lives at risk,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement.

Unprecedented open-ended UN probe of Israel to be led by controversial former human rights chief

Israel rejects the inquiry as biased as it "completely ignores the 4,300 rockets toward Israeli citizens"

Unesco expresses ‘grave concern’ over Hagia Sophia conversion

The cultural agency has demanded that Turkey submit a report on the conservation of the Byzantine structure

Is UN last diplomatic stop in Nile dam dispute?

Egypt makes case to Security Council that without an agreement, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam threatens peace and security in the region.