After a U.S.-led campaign, the United Nations has postponed a vote on a proposal to impose the world’s first global carbon tax on shipping, delaying the decision by one year. The rule was expected to ...

Monday, Oct. 13, has the unique distinction of being the day two holidays are celebrated– Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Former President Joe Biden issued the first presidential ...

In an executive order issued October 9, President Donald Trump issued a “proclamation” declaring Monday Columbus Day, claiming left-wing "radicals” and “arsonists” who toppled statues — seemingly a ...

Aid distribution in Gaza was taken over by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), whose efforts have been criticized as being chaotic and not sufficient for Palestinians' needs ...

U.S. officials rejected a push to establish a global AI governance framework at this week’s United Nations General Assembly, despite the plan enjoying broad support from many world nations, including ...

National Sons Day was established in 2018 to encourage meaningful conversations with sons. National Sons Day is celebrated annually on September 28th. A second National Sons Day is also observed by ...

Delegates at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) stormed out Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage and prepared to speak. The mass exit came after delegates spent ...

Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested bombing the United Nations headquarters after President Trump’s trip to address the General Assembly featured a stopped escalator and teleprompter issues. During ...

President Trump’s address to the United Nations sparked a wave of blistering international headlines, with newspapers describing it as “pissing off the world,” “staggering,” “violent,” and “incoherent ...

The United Nations cast blame on President Trump for a stalled escalator and an inoperable teleprompter Tuesday, after the president denounced the international body for the technological mishaps ...

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David Curran received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and Irish Research Council in 2022/23 to hold a series of workshops to better understand UN policies towards the Protection ...