United Nations (U.N.)

Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.

As “imminent” famine looms, Israel’s legislature has voted to ban the main U.N. relief agency for Palestinians.

James McGoldrick describes the challenges of delivering aid during Israel’s bombardment.

For decades, the organization has maintained a system that protects everything from Ukrainian borscht to Jamaican reggae. But what does it mean to “safeguard” living culture?

The latest round of international climate negotiations is being held in a petrostate. What could go wrong?

The I.P.C.C. report contains no new data; nevertheless, it manages to alarm in new ways.

A new report from Bachelet’s office documents torture and extrajudicial executions under the Maduro government, but the issue is a delicate one for the U.N. High Commissioner, a former President of Chile who herself suffered human-rights abuses.

The appointment of Heather Nauert underscores Trump’s disdain for the world body.

Trump’s choice for the post noted that, while career diplomats might spend twenty to thirty years learning about only one country, “I learned about twenty-five countries in fifteen minutes.”

With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea levels, large tracts of the earth are at risk of becoming uninhabitable. But the fossil-fuel industry continues its assault on the facts.

Trump’s U.N. address reflected the growing gap between the White House and the world. The theme throughout—whether on political, security, or economic challenges—was that nations are better off going it alone.