The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria

G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

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Learn about the humanitarian crisis in Syria post-Assad regime collapse, with over 1.1 million displaced and ongoing aid efforts.

Buildings housing displaced families and aid convoy security personnel reportedly targeted amid food shortages and fears of famine in the region

Learn about the U.N. World Food Program's challenges in providing food assistance in conflict zones like Syria, Gaza, and Sudan due to funding shortages.

The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and escalating demands for food from millions of people trapped or fleeing conflicts

Haiti’s prime minister has held his first press conference since being appointed more than a month ago to oversee the troubled Caribbean country reeling from recent massacres as Haitians demand government protection

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged rich nations to honor their new commitments to help the world’s poorer countries fight climate change in a speech to Lesotho’s Parliament

Jordan to host summit with Western and Arab nations to discuss supporting Syria's transition and reconstruction.