President Obama’s U.N. speech looked critically at the U.S. role in world and admitted capitalism’s shortcomings, a contrast with Obama’s previous bluster about “indispensable” and “exceptional” America…
U.N. Removes Charges Against Russia and Syria Regarding Air Strike On Humanitarian Convoy in Syria…
Obama’s Curious UN Farewell Address by Joe Lauria…
30+ Countries Ratify Paris Climate Agreement…
More than 30 countries ratified the Paris climate agreement at a United Nations event in New York. Although this crosses the 55-country threshold, larger emitters still have to join for the treaty to enter into force.
Requests Emergency UN Security Council Meeting…
HuffPost Pushes Paris Agreement Architect Christina Figueres for UN Secretary General…
U.N. Admits Role in Deadly Haiti Cholera Outbreak Six Years Later…
The United Nations acknowledged on Thursday that it played a role in the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 10,000 Haitians and infected more than 770,000…
Obama Will Bypass Congress, Seek U.N. Resolution on Nuclear Testing…
Obama has decided to seek a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would call for an end to nuclear testing, a move…
U.N. Backs Secret Obama Takeover of Police…
UN Rapporteur Maina Kai endorsed a little-known and yet highly controversial practice by the Justice Department to effect a federal takeover of local police and corrections departments…
‘Bloody massacres’: Syria Appeals to UN After French & U.S. Airstrikes ‘Kill Over 140 Civilians’…
Syria is demanding the UN take action after it says French war planes killed more than 120 civilians during airstrikes on Tuesday near the Turkish-Syrian border.