United Nations
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Armenia Elevates Case of 19 Imprisoned Armenians to UN Third Committee
Armenia’s UN representative Paruyr Hovhannisyan urged the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee to address the 19 Armenian detainees held in Baku.
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Iran Rejects ‘Language of Force’ as High-Stakes UN Talks Continue
President Pezeshkian rejects U.S. pressure at the UN, demanding an end to the Strait of Hormuz blockade as indirect negotiations to de-escalate tensions continue.
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Iranian President Challenges U.S. at U.N. Amid Ongoing Strait of Hormuz Crisis
At the U.N., Iran’s President Pezeshkian rejected U.S. pressure while a fatal attack on a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz escalated regional tensions.
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Pacific Island Republic Reclaims Ancestral Endonym on the United Nations Stage
President David Adeang told the UN General Assembly that the Pacific nation has officially restored its indigenous name, Naoero, setting aside colonial-era phonetics.
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Trump Addresses UN Amid Iran War and Domestic Political Pressure
President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly defending his military actions in Iran while facing mounting domestic pressure and a rift with major news outlets.
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UNGA 81: Eight Critical Challenges Facing a Shifting Global Body
As UNGA 81 opens, the UN faces systemic reform, a funding crisis, and complex security dilemmas ranging from Gaza and Lebanon to the future of Iran sanctions.
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UN Inquiry Identifies Possible US War Crimes in Strikes on Iranian Civilian Sites
A UN panel found reasonable grounds that US strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran constituted war crimes amid wider regional fallout.
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NGOs Urge UN Human Rights Council to Address Tunisia’s Rule of Law Crisis
A coalition of international NGOs has called on the UN Human Rights Council to address Tunisia’s deepening judicial, democratic, and human rights crises.
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Trump’s Strategic Calculus: Why the U.S. Remains in the United Nations
Despite aggressive funding cuts and a $4 billion debt, President Trump keeps the U.S. in the UN to block rivals and maintain a strategic global platform.
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U.S. Delegation Walks Out of UN Security Council Meeting During France’s Remarks
U.S. diplomats staged a walkout at the UN Security Council after France compared the American vote against Volker Türk’s reappointment to authoritarian states.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani retracts pledge to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has walked back his promise to enforce an ICC warrant for the Israeli PM, citing limits on municipal authority.
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Tibetan activist dies after self-immolation outside UN headquarters
A 52-year-old Tibetan activist died in New York after setting himself on fire outside the UN, protesting China’s new Ethnic Unity Law and ongoing repression.
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Muammar Gaddafi’s 2009 UN General Assembly Speech
In 2009, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi made international headlines at the UN General Assembly when he criticized the organization and symbolically tore a copy of the UN Charter.
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Global Insolvency Alarms: The UN’s August Deadline and the Fragility of Modern Financial Structures
The United Nations faces a catastrophic financial collapse by mid-August as arrears hit $2.8 billion, while private sector giants like Brightline and award-winning industries face their own liquidity battles.
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A Plea for Dignity: Nagorno-Karabakh Families Seek UN Intervention
Legal experts have submitted a formal communication to the UN regarding the systematic denial of religious rites for displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians.