U.S. is one of three countries to vote against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity'

Argentina and Israel also voted against the resolution, which called for reparations. All 27 members of the European Union ...

U.N. Calls African Slave Trade the 'Gravest Crime Against Humanity,' but U.S. Is 1 of 3 Countries to Vote Against

The U.S. voted against the measure because it "does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that ...
Time

The U.N. Security Council is Struggling. We Still Need It

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on Iran at UN headquarters on September 19, 2025, in New York. Eighty years ago, the Allied victors of World War II founded the United Nations to ...
NPR

What to know as U.N. General Assembly opens, marking 80 years, tackling deep crises

World leaders are preparing for their 15 minutes on the world stage as the United Nations General Assembly high-level week gets underway Tuesday in New York. This year, the world body is marking its ...
The Washington Post

Trump starves U.N. of funding, as global body faces cash crunch

The United Nations holds its annual global summit of world leaders this week amid an unprecedented cash crunch, much of it because of the unprecedented refusal of the United States, its largest funder ...
NPR

Trump is accusing the U.N. of 'sabotage.' The U.N. says Trump's team is to blame

President Trump is alleging "triple sabotage" of his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, demanding an investigation into back-to-back mishaps with an escalator, a teleprompter and a sound system — ...