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The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria. More than 9 million people need help, according to the U.N.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group about Russia's place on the U.N. Security Council.

There has been very little diplomacy during the course of the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are seeking battlefield advantage before negotiating.

For the first time, the United Nations has put forward a political declaration pledging to address dementia. Will it make a difference?

For the first time, the United Nations has put forward a political declaration pledging to address dementia. Will it make a difference?

Roberta Jacobson, who resigned as ambassador in May, says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration agenda is "draconian."

The brutal rape left aid agencies wondering whether to pull out their foreign staff. Now the U.N. has issued a report — and taken action.

John Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has announced he will resign within weeks. Bolton's permanent confirmation to the job was blocked by Senate Democrats and several Republicans.

From 2017 to 2021, Sir Mark Lowcock was the U.N.'s "relief chief," the world's most senior humanitarian official. He talks to NPR about what inspired him and why crises are getting worse.

A massive truck bomb rips through a Baghdad hotel that served as the headquarters of the U.N. mission to Iraq. At least 20 people are killed, including U.N. special representative to Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello. More than 100 people are wounded. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.