There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...

Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, the United Nations has been forced to shed jobs and start ...

We wish that Elise Stefanik was sitting at the large C-shaped table in the UN Security Council chamber over on the East Side yesterday, where she would have ripped apart the fecklessness of the ...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the Security Council Chamber reopening celebration on April 16, 2013, where he received a tie made from the room's old drapes. The ...

The United States vetoed a U.N. Nations Security Council resolution calling for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire on Wednesday morning, citing its failure to condition a halt in hostilities directly to th… ...

Vote and veto At a scheduled formal open meeting, members gather around the Security Council Chamber’s iconic horseshoe table. The monthly president gavels open the session and calls for a vote.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, drafts were printed in blue ink and distributed at each Council member’s seat and at the Chamber’s documents counter.

A mural is displayed in an alley downtown, Sept. 16, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio.

The UN Security Council has been dominated by just five countries (the United States, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom) since its inception from the ashes of World War II, when much ...

In a 2022 speech before the UN General Assembly, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged other nations to support the Philippines’ bid to enter the Security Council again, citing the success of its ...

The support of your nations and of the Council as a whole is a necessity. I thank the Council for inviting me today, thereby demonstrating your continuing commitment to this critical issue. The IAEA ...