Lawyers: Haiti Cholera Lawsuit Threatened at U.N.
A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the w...
U.N. Votes to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Mali
The U.N. Security Council approved the creation of a 12,640-strong peacekeeping force that will be ...
United Nations Honors Victims of Slavery
On March 25 of every year, the United Nations observes International Day of Remembrance of the Vict...
This Day in Black History: April 16, 1862
Slavery officially ended in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 1862....
U.N. Joins Soccer Leaders to Rid Sport of Racism
The ugly side of the beautiful game emerged Thursday as the U.N.'s top human rights official joined...
Dennis Rodman Escorted Out of NYC Hotel
Rodman was annoying patrons by flaunting his relationship with Korean dictator Kim Jong-un....
U.N.: Congo Rebellion Stretching Peacekeeping Force
The U.N.'s special representative for Congo said Wednesday the 19,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping forc...
Sudan Reports Israel to the U.N. Over Airstrike
After a mysterious airstrike blew up a munitions factory in Sudan Tuesday, Sudanese officials are p...
Stevie Wonder Headlines UN Day Concert
Watch the live stream of performances from Wonder, Alicia Keys, Keyshia Cole and more now!...
Susan Rice Drops Out of Running for Secretary of State
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has pulled her name out of the running for t...
Sticky Rice: U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice Faces Growing Opposition
After a second day on Capitol Hill, Sen. Susan Collins raises new questions about Benghazi and Susa...
NAACP Takes Voting Rights Fight to United Nations
NAACP president Benjamin Jealous hopes the U.N. will take a stand on restrictive voting laws and wa...
U.N. to Investigate Plight of Native Americans
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples launched the first-ever investigation i...
Rights Group Accuses U.N. of Causing Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
A human-rights group is seeking damages from the United Nations over claims the agency's forces cau...
U.N. Mobilizes Concern for Humanitarian Crises in Africa
Africa is the focus of renewed calls for help from the United Nations. The world body seeks $1.5 bi...
Halle Berry Says Pregnancy Is "Biggest Surprise" of Her Life
The actress talks second baby and fighting world hunger....
UN Report: AIDS-Related Deaths Down 21 Percent
A new UNAIDS report shows that, worldwide, deaths from AIDS are at their lowest level since 2005, s...
Black Conservative Says Supporting Obama Is Un-Christian
An African-American Tea Party conservative named Ron Miller, a former Air Force serviceman who went...
On Democracy: Silencing the Rising American Electorate
Without immediate action to protect voting rights, America faces a future in which voter suppressio...
Commentary: Paul Ryan Blames “Urban” Turnout for Loss
In one of his first interviews since losing the election last week, former vice presidential candid...
