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U.N. vote calls on U.K. to return site of U.S. military base to Mauritius
The non-binding U.N. resolution called for returning the Chagos Islands, home to a military facility, within six months.
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The non-binding U.N. resolution called for returning the Chagos Islands, home to a military facility, within six months.
Europe's leading human rights organization approved by majority vote a joint declaration that tries to appease Russia.
On a South Pacific trip, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said 'we are not winning' against the climate crisis.
The Trump administration's withdrawal of U.S. funding for Palestinian refugees could create a huge humanitarian crisis.
Flooding, the worst of the impacts globally, continued to affect the largest number of people, more than 35 million.
The global trade federation IFPMA joined a chorus of voices saying health spending is a critical investment, not just a cost.
António Guterres called for greater diplomacy, more climate ambition, better use of technology, more focus on the U.N.'s 17 major goals for 2030 and a renewal of foundational values.
In a ceremonial handover, the Palestinian president assumed the chairmanship of the Group of 77 major bloc of U.N. votes.
The Trump administration's broadsides against international cooperation embolden nations with poor human rights records and encourage attacks on journalists, experts said.
The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.
The effort accompanied a similar pact for migration that the U.N. General Assembly also approved this month.
Instagram is the fastest-growing social media network among leaders, organizations and governments and the third most popular for global diplomacy after Twitter and Facebook.
After eight years in the minority, Democrats vowed to redirect, block or investigate Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's domestic and foreign programs and priorities.
With demands growing for the U.N. chief to appoint an investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's murder, a review by Arete News found just eight previous instances of such an order.
A new review of U.N. whistleblowing policies and practices by the U.N.'s Joint Inspection Unit showed little improvement from retaliation cases reported more than a decade earlier.
Low- and middle-income countries and the poorest and most vulnerable populations worldwide are the hardest hit.