United Nations

Jeffdunetz | January 12, 2016
In recent years, United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping teams have become known more for sexual scandals than for keeping peace. The most recent …
patrick.goodenough | October 20, 2015
During a visit to Jerusalem early last year, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said it would be easy in international forums to “‘go along to…
ashley.rae | September 28, 2015
President Obama denounced positions held by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) during his speech to the United Nations…
ashley.rae | September 25, 2015
While addressing the United Nations general assembly Friday morning, Pope Francis declared there is a “true right of the environment” that, along…
danjoseph | September 25, 2015
A Saudi Arabian court has upheld the sentence of 21 year old Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, who is to be crucified for allegedly taking part in anti-…
Barbara Boland | February 11, 2015
  “For one hour a day they electrocuted me – cables to my head, hands and feet,” says Sabreen, an Iraqi girl tortured by ISIS militants in front…
patrick.goodenough | January 14, 2015
U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that U.N. member-states, instead of spending time and energy debating how to define terrorism, should…
Barbara Boland | January 2, 2015
15,538 civilians and security personnel were killed in Iraq in 2014, according to figures compiled by the United Kingdom’s Health, Interior, and…
patrick.goodenough | September 30, 2014
The Obama administration does not share Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s view that the forces of militant Islam, whether Sunni or…
patrick.goodenough | September 25, 2014
Speaking at the U.N. about the U.S.-led global effort against AIDS on Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry gave no credit to President Bush --…
patrick.goodenough | September 3, 2014
In a fresh effort to generate fervor for a far-reaching new global climate agreement, a U.N. agency is releasing videos featuring “imaginary but…
patrick.goodenough | April 3, 2014
Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday asked congressional appropriators to support additional funding for U.N. peacekeeping…