World Cup fever hit the United Nations Thursday as ambassadors and staffers gathered to watch the opening match and celebrate the link between peace and sport. Our U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer was there.
Saudi-led coalition launches military operation to take back vital port from Houthis
Palestinians won support for resolution condemning Israeli use of force against protesters and urging protection
More than half of the nearly 37 million people living with HIV globally now have access to treatment, but overall progress is uneven
Guterres says IAEA, CTBTO ready to offer expertise
International aid groups have been warned to evacuate their staff from Hudaydah by Tuesday
Indonesia beats Maldives in only contested seat
Sanctions freeze assets and ban travel of the men responsible for smuggling thousands of Africans
Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces is only the fourth woman to lead the general assembly and the first from Latin America
New UNICEF report finds nearly 4 million Afghan children are deprived of education due to ongoing conflict, with girls most affected
Failure of two resolutions at UN Security Council provides no relief to Palestinian, Israeli civilians
Support to address those hurt during two months of protests comes as a surge in violence this week between Hamas militants in Gaza and Israel's military eased
Militants in Gaza and the Israeli military traded strikes in the worst violence in four years
Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov urges international community to act 'urgently' to prevent another war
Advocates say human rights, abductions must carry as much weight as nuclear missiles
Nikki Haley remains most popular Trump Cabinet member after Russia sanctions controversy
Protests at security fence separating Gaza from Israel fueling tensions
Chemical weapons experts enter Douma, Syria for inspections after attack
Martin Griffiths says such a development would kill chances for peace
Investigators will access the site of a suspected chemical attack in Douma on Wednesday
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