The UN has approved a USD 286 million cut in its annual budget for the next year, a five per cent “historic reduction in spending” that the US said it had negotiated. The General Assembly on Sunday approved the regular … Read More
Denmark will no longer automatically accept a quota of refugees under a U.N. resettlement program after passing a law on Wednesday that enables the government to determine how many can enter each year. Since 1989, Denmark has agreed to take … Read More
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid United Nations: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special … Read More
U.S. envoy’s letter, obtained by Haaretz, sent one day before resolution rejecting U.S. move expected to pass by sweeping majority at the General Assembly U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sent a threatening letter to representatives of member-states … Read More
In new outline of national security strategy, Trump doctrine to declare that ‘states have increasingly found common interests with in Israel’ in confronting threats such as Iran and radical jihadist terrorist organizations. Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump … Read More
United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman (2nd R) arrives at Beijing airport after his return from North Korea in Beijing, China, December 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter – Reuters) UNITED NATIONS — The most senior United Nations diplomat to travel to … Read More
The U.S. may be forced to boycott the Winter Olympics if war with North Korea becomes more likely, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley suggested on Wednesday. The games will be held in February in South Korea, only … Read More
The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday. “Today, the … Read More
On April 15, 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waved during a military parade in Pyongyang. The country’s nuclear and missile programs have come at a severe cost. Even so, the North has managed to march ever closer to … Read More
North Korea vowed to launch more satellites into space Monday, in what the United States and the U.N. view as a covert test of the reclusive regime’s ballistic missile technology. The nation says its five-year space development program is aimed … Read More