United Nations

US Diplomat Reminds UN That There is No Palestinian State

As the U.N. General Assembly considered a resolution temporarily granting the Palestinian observer mission powers of a member-state, a U.S. diplomat said the U.S. “does not recognize that there is a...

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Haley Announces She is Resigning as UN Ambassador, Says U.S. Is Respected Again

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that she is resigning from her post, effective at the end of the year, saying she believes in term limits and giving someone else a chance to do the job.

MSNBC Touts U.N. Warning Only 10 Years Left to Fix Global Warming

Trump Calls for Global Action on World’s Drug Problem

During a speech at the United Nations on Monday, President Donald Trump called on the world body for help in the fight against drug addiction.

US Out of The UN? Bolton Says World Body As a Whole Not a ‘Sovereignty Threat’

National Security Advisor John Bolton was asked Monday why the U.S. does not simply withdraw from the United Nations – and replied that, for the most part, the world body does not threaten U.S. sovereignty.

Haley on Defending Israel at the UN: Neutrality Can be Taken Too Far; The US Has ‘a Moral Duty to Take Sides’

The United States does not have a “moral duty to be neutral between right and wrong” at the United Nations, Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley told a pro-Israel audience in Washington on Monday night....

UN Committee At Iran’s Behest Votes to Refuse Accredition to Iranian Rights NGO

After Iran’s delegate urged a “no” vote, members of a U.N. committee voted to reject a U.S.-backed application by an Iranian human rights NGO for accreditation at the world body.

Before UN Passes Jerusalem Resolution Haley Warns: 'This Vote Will be Remembered'

Before the U.N. General Assembly voted 128-9 to condemn President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warned that while it will make no difference...