Since the pressure has been rising in the Middle East, more civillians have been put under attack. The city of Madaya has been starved out, a technique considered a war crime: many have died and many more are in critical condition.

Born on the ashes of the horror and devastation of the Second World War (its first meeting held in Central Hall in London in 1946), the General Assembly has been the place where countries convene to find a common position on the pressing issues of the moment

This sequence of events has been seen before: the Democratic People Republic of Korea detonates an atomic bomb; the UN Security Council expresses its outrage and issues strong-language warnings and resolutions of condemnation. The DPRK does it again and the UN Security Council goes troough the same motions. How many more times...

The United Nations Security Council, in a unanimous vote, approved Resolution 2259, the resolution to end the conflict in Libya. This resolution opens up the possibility of a legitimate intervention by foreign countries - like Great Britain and Italy - if the new Libyan Government will need help to contain ISIS 

Protecting Cultural Heritage: An Imperative of Humanity (#ProtectHeritage) is the initiative the UNESCO launched last September, with Italy and Jordan in the forefront to prevent art destruction and cultural racketeering by the Islamic State. On December 15, an example of a collection of art protected by the initiative was unveiled at the United Nations...

International Day of Migrants calls to remember the deaths of those who fled their lives, and calls upon the United Nations and countries of the world to take action in the prevention of these deaths and hardships. The IOM’s message sparks candlelight vigils across the world, and the 2030 Agenda...

The Global Media Monitoring Project has presented at the United Nations its findings for 2015 on the presence of women in the media and on gender representation in an industry that prides itself for its inclusiveness and its forward-thinking. The results, elaborated from data collected in 114 countries, show that the road ahead is...

While the whole world knows that the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 was the moment when humankind came closer to self-annihilation, not many people know just how close. Newly released documents, discussed last month at the UN, reveal that nuclear catastrophe was averted only thanks to a US Air Force captain stationed in...

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has addressed the results of a new report revealing that over ten million people around the world live in a situation of "limbo" finding themselves without a nationality, regardless of their country of birth and origin LEGGI IN ITALIANO

To commemorate the United Nations 70 years of dedication towards international peace, the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon unveiled "Enlightened Universe", a beautiful sculpture in Central Park, designed by Cristobal Gabarrón.  We went to visit it, and ask Newyorker what they thought about it