The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, the only one in which all Member States have equal representation: one nation, one vote. The Economic and Social Council ...

In 1949, the building of the United Nations headquarters on Manhattan's East Side made New York the world's capital. The United Nations, created in October 1945, aimed to promote peace but lacked ...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member States today as he opened a High-Level Event on Climate Change convened in New York by the President of the UN General Assembly ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP ... next pope The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the door to the Sistine Chapel closes It comes as the United Nations is set to celebrate its 80th ...