On Friday, the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York held a flag raising for the new Syrian flag in the ...

President Donald Trump thew into turmoil a global effort to limit mining in the deep sea, signing an order to open up ...

The United Nations chief has appointed a British human rights activist to carry out a strategic review of the U.N. agency ...

Therefore, the United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development.

Giving new meaning to taking fashion to a worldwide stage, the United Nations and the Swedish School of Textiles have joined ...

The United Nations Development Programme is hoping to deliver $1.3 billion over three years to support war-ravaged Syria, ...

World leaders from 193 countries will come together at the United Nations General Assembly and commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. If the goals are going ...

Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's ...

With the adoption in September 2015 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations, and the resolution on Culture and Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General ...

With efforts towards gender equality stalling, voting in a first female head of the UN would provide powerful representation for half the world’s population — and be good for all of it.