The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the ...

UNITED NATIONS — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will ...

The United States vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate and permanent” ceasefire in ...

Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. This includes Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the country’s first ...

The European Union and six of its member states formally ratified the United Nations treaty to protect the high seas on ...

The United Nations chief is urging world leaders and officials attending an upcoming U_N_ conference on ending the ...

NATO defense ministers are proposing a 5% annual investment in defense spending by member nations to enhance defensive ...

Historic Rights Council Action Sends Message to States Reconsidering Mine Ban Treaty ...

118 United Nations member states publicly declared support for the beleaguered agency. The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, said the agency, known as UNRWA, had provided indispensable ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PALESTINIANS AT THE U.N.? The Palestinians are a non-member observer state at the United Nations, the same status as the Holy See. The General Assembly approved ...