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Many people, from the UN secretary general on down, have called for urgent action and new institutions capable of responding to global challenges.

The U.N.'s human rights agency "believes that the actual figures" of civilian casualties in Ukraine "are considerably higher."

Even with hints from both sides of possible peace negotiations in the future, the prospect of the war ending soon seems unlikely.

Russia has been a U.N. member dating back to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A Russian official who has objected to Zelensky's virtual U.N. remarks criticized the Ukrainian president for not visiting in person during his U.S. trip.

One of Putin's closest allies is facing increasingly bold attacks as Russian armies continue to falter in Ukraine.

Evan after Iran was denounced for public executions, the U.S. voted against a United Nations resolution to establish a worldwide moratorium on executions.

China and Russia voted to keep Iran part of the U.N.'s premier governing body on women's empowerment and gender equality, despite the ongoing unrest in Iran.

As climate talks wrapped up at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt this past month, the attending delegates agreed to make long-awaited history. For the first time, the United Nations adopted a pact to establish a "loss and damage" fund for developing nations that have borne the brunt of climate disasters over the years.

Financial flows and trading markets were high on the agenda at COP27, the United Nations' latest climate conference.

The special court, backed by the United Nations, would be able to prosecute Russia's top officials for the invasion of Ukraine.

Journalist Michael Bohm spoke about the magnitudes of destruction of the Russian war in Ukraine and NATO's 1999 bombing in Kosovo, Serbia.

Facing growing pressure to assist each other on the global stage, Russia and China backed Iran in an international vote on the country's recent crackdowns.

"We will not give them a platform for their propaganda," said Christoph Heusgen, conference chairman.

The People's Republic of China has been a U.N. member state for just over half a century.

The world has long had a keen interest in and focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part of this focus, for so many years, has been an unfair, microscopic attention to Israel's actions and relationship with the Palestinians.

Zohreh Elahian urged the U.N. to "come see for themselves" the progress Iranian women have made in recent years.

We won't hit 9 billion for another 15 years as global population growth begins to slow amid plummeting birth rates

More than 15,000 protesters have been arrested in Iran and could be subject to harsh penalties.

"This is the most adorable thing ever," one fan of the viral TikTok video said.

The president has been mocked in the past by his political opponents for stumbling over his words during speeches.

"The Office" star revealed the name change in a video where he told his followers "this is not a joke."

"Skadovsk is Ukraine!" the woman's sister yelled out before being allegedly abducted and executed by Ukrainian police officers collaborating with Russia.

The IAEA's said inspections did not turn up "any indications of undeclared nuclear activities and materials" at several locations in Ukraine.

Real Jew-hatred is a serious problem, which makes it even more disturbing when accusations of antisemitism are leveled for political reasons.

Ukraine abstained as the U.N. Human Rights Council voted not to debate the body's report on China's policies in Xinjiang.

Moscow said on Saturday it's ending its participation in the deal after an alleged Ukrainian attack on warships in the city of Sevastopol.

China is playing us, and the rest of the world, for suckers.

"Russia initiated a special military operation, miscalculated its strength, and for eight straight months can't win," a Russian state TV guest said.

While the world remains currently out of reach of nuclear conflict, Pavel Podvig says that there are several points of escalation from Russia to look out for.