The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.

Any mediator knows that ten ideas may fail before the eleventh succeeds. Few governments can afford the political cost of so many rejections. The secretary-general can. The UN must become less risk-averse. Its biggest risk today is the risk of not trying.

Since the end of World War II, the United Nations has served as the world’s leading international body dedicated to promoting peace, security, and cooperation. From conflict resolution to climate action, it has played an evolving role over the past eight ...

UN peacekeeping missions aim to build sustainable security and peace in countries affected by conflict. They must also deal with the complex international politics, resourcing, and management of the mission itself. Since the end of the cold war, UN ...

NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly passed more resolutions critical of Israel than against all other nations combined in 2022, contributing to what observers call an ongoing lopsided focus on the Jewish state at the world body. The General ...

The UN Security Council is the principal global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it has long faced calls for reforms—including greater regional representation and expanded membership—to better address modern challenges.

NewWork is a grassroots movement of UN employees who are innovating, collaborating, and adopting new ways of working. We aim to change our workplace culture and cultivate an agile, people-focused UN 2.0. We do this by amplifying transformative initiatives ...

Every September, leaders from around the world gather at the United Nations in New York to debate and pass resolutions on the biggest issues facing the planet. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) opens every year on the second Tuesday in September. This year ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and behavioral finance. Adam received his master's in economics ...

?The United Nations Volunteer (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. The programme integrates qualified, highly motivated and well supported professionals into the work of different UN offices and promotes the ...

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. China’s attempts to make the UN a tool for achieving its hegemonic ambition could end up destroying the body from within. The optimism of neoliberalism has been ...

World leaders head to the UN General Assembly as Gulf states seek renewed diplomacy to reduce attacks, restore more predictable energy flows and move the Iran war away from active conflict. Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend and says disruptions to Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and other regional infrastructure are adding urgency to those efforts as Gulf economies face mounting pressure from the conflict.