U.N.

World 08/31/21, 15:51

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) denounced that the nuclear plant in Yongbyon, North Korea, used to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons, registers activity since July 2021. "Since early July 2021, there have been indications, including the discharge of cooling water, consistent with the operation," the UN agency's annual report said. The ...

Middle East 08/22/20, 11:35

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will use all resources at its disposal to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining weapons systems from Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "The United States will never allow the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and ...

World 01/01/20, 10:38

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Dec. 27,  approved a resolution sponsored by China and Russia calling for the establishment of a committee of "international experts" whose role would be to stop "the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes," reported France 24. However, many experts warn that this ...

U.S. 11/05/19, 14:50

The United States maintained its pro-life policy by excluding for the second consecutive year allusions to "sexual and reproductive health," used to promote abortion, from a UN Security Council resolution on women in crisis and conflict. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft reiterated that her country does not accept ...

U.S. 10/03/19, 10:03

Up to 19 countries reminded the U.N. that there is no such thing as an "international right to abortion." U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar recently filed a joint petition on behalf of the United States and 18 other nations. In the document, Azar criticized the fact that the ...

Politics 09/29/19, 06:29

An appeal was made by hundreds of professionals in various fields to world leaders in a signed declaration to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept. 23. These professionals implored leaders at the summit to study the facts more thoroughly on climate change before resorting to ...

U.S. 09/24/19, 18:35

President Trump's powerful and moving speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 24 held a message for open-border activists, and also a warning for Iran. "The truth is plain to see, if you want freedom, take pride in your country. If you want democracy, hold on to your sovereignty. ...

U.S. 08/27/19, 10:28

The Trump administration would be mobilizing pro-life nations around the world to confront pro-abortion proposals promoted by the U.N., backed by the European Union (EU). This was stated in a new report published by the Center for Family and Human Rights, referring to a letter that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...

U.S. 06/25/19, 09:54

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations was denied participation in a United Nations Security Council meeting, of which it is not a member, and stated it is the victim of the United States, while denying any involvement in multiple attacks in the Middle East in recent weeks. This follows new ...

World 11/29/18, 19:54

South Korea sent rail cars and dozens of officials to North Korea on Friday for joint surveys on northern railway sections the countries hope someday to connect with the South. The weeks-long inspections, which will see South Korean cars running on North Korean tracks for the first time in a decade, ...

U.S. 11/29/18, 19:34

Talks tentatively set to open next week in Stockholm; the secretary-general says he does not want to raise expectations

World 11/29/18, 13:17

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and millions displaced because everyone involved in the conflict claims to be fighting a war on terror

World 11/28/18, 21:50

Israeli media quote unnamed officials as saying Bahrain is likely to be next Arab state lacking formal ties with Israel to publicly welcome Israeli government minister

World 11/28/18, 20:36

A UN commission says accounting for the dead, detained or disappeared shouldn’t wait for peace

U.S. 11/27/18, 20:53

The U.N. envoy for international migration said Tuesday she's "very disappointed" that some countries are reneging on their support for a global compact to promote safe and orderly migration and reduce human smuggling and trafficking — some for "bizarre" reasons. Louise Arbour said in an interview with The Associated Press that ...

World 11/27/18, 20:36

The UNICEF research found not all children in cities benefited from the so-called urban advantage — the idea that higher incomes, better infrastructure and proximity to services make for better lives

World 11/27/18, 20:30

South Korea's requested relief facilitates an effort to link railways between the two Koreas

World 11/27/18, 00:20

Fishing communities along Africa's coastline are at a greater risk of extinction as countries eye oceans for tourism, industrial fishing and exploration revenue to jumpstart their "blue economies," U.

World 11/26/18, 23:45

Representatives from group of 278 scholars in various disciplines from dozens of countries called on China at a news briefing in Washington to end its detention policies

America 11/26/18, 19:45

Hunger and preventable disease are soaring amid the collapse of the country's socialist economic system