The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

Donald Trump's capture of Nicolás Maduro is being framed by experts as a dangerous 'might is right' moment that could strengthen Vladimir Putin's narrative on Ukraine.

Several countries voiced their objection to the US’ dramatic military operation in Venezuela on Saturday which secured Nicolas Maduro's capture in an emergency UN Security Council session on Monday.

The United Nations turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the world has ever seen.

After his kidnapping by the U.S., Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro insisted that he is still the President of his country and "a decent man."

The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after an audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend to capture leader Nicolás Maduro

Banned from the Gaza Strip with 36 aid bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Saturday it will have to end its operations there in March if Israel does not reverse its decision. The United Nations has called on Israel to lift its ban on the 37 NGOs.

Israel has confirmed that it will suspend the licences of 37 international humanitarian organisations operating in the Gaza Strip, a move that the United Nations and European officials say will further deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis.

Several UN ambassadors criticised Israel during an emergency Security Council meeting on Monday, condemning its unilateral recognition of Somaliland as a violation of sovereignty and international law. The United States was the only member state to defend Israel’s decision to recognise the breakaway region.

Thailand and Cambodia sign a ceasefire ending weeks of deadly border clashes that killed many and displaced hundreds of thousands, as Trump claims credit for the US role in brokering peace.

The US is offering €1.7 billion in humanitarian funding — far less than in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of how the UN delivers aid worldwide.

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding