International recognition will do as much to rebuke Hamas’s maximalist demands as it will those of the Israeli right, dealing a blow to expansionist aspirations in the West Bank, the only territory that has any realistic chance of becoming a Palestinian state.

Just days away from a European deadline, Iran said Friday its foreign minister would hold a telephone conference call with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City.

Tánaiste @SimonHarrisTD has joined 21 counterparts from Europe and globally in condemning plans for settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank. These plans are a violation of international law & a fundamental threat to the two-state solution – they must be reversed. pic.twitter.com/FTmIbDZbEv

A whistleblower claims World Food Programme and U.N. agencies rejected Israeli security assistance, blocking aid distribution to Gaza despite available supplies as U.N. dismisses accusations.

The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.

The U.S. threw a wrench into this round of negotiations from the outset, circulating a memo that stated its outright opposition to caps on plastic production. The statement essentially placed the world's largest economy on the side of the outliers opposed to caps.

Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Discusses Opportunities for Joint Cooperation with the Rector of the United Nations University (UNU)

At this delicate juncture, the continued presence of an impartial, stabilizing United Nations force is critical not only for the people of Lebanon and Israel, but for the wider region as we work toward security and stability across the Blue Line.

A University of Maryland public opinion survey in June 2025 found that 84 percent of Americans it polled wanted the U.S. government to work with the United Nations at current levels or more.

When Biden sought to rejoin the Paris-based agency in 2023, he neglected to seek authorization from Congress. No one made a big deal of it then, but it means that, for domestic law purposes, the U.S. never actually rejoined.

The UN warns that rising global temperatures are worsening the health and productivity of workers, particularly in sectors like agriculture and construction. Increased frequency and intensity of extreme heat events lead to heatstroke,