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At U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, the Security Council approved a resolution that diplomats say would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades.

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U.N. Security Council Approves New Sanctions On North Korea

12:35pm March 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After the isolated nation conducted a January nuclear test and February rocket launch, the Security Council has unanimously voted for new sanctions targeting Pyongyang's weapons program.

A car drives through a devastated part of the old city of Homs, Syria, on Friday.

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On Day 3, Syria's Cessation Of Hostilities Still Largely Holding

2:22pm February 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

But the main opposition umbrella groups is accusing the Syrian regime of repeatedly violating the truce. The U.N., meanwhile, is rushing to bring aid into besieged areas.

South Sudanese civilians flee fighting in the northeastern town of Malakal on February 18, 2016, where gunmen opened fire on civilians sheltering inside a United Nations base.

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U.N. Apologizes For Failing To Protect S. Sudan Civilians In Attack That Killed 18

5:25pm February 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We are really sorry and sorry is an understatement," a U.N. spokesman told a South Sudanese radio station. The violence at the camp in Malakal, which is managed by the U.N., erupted on Feb. 17.

A convoy of vehicles carrying humanitarian aid sent by the United Nations moves toward the villages of Fua and Kafraya in Syria's Idlib province.

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Aid Arrives In 5 Besieged Syrian Areas Ahead Of Planned 'Cessation Of Hostilities'

3:54pm February 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The "cessation of hostilities" was supposed to take hold Friday but doesn't appear imminent as consultations continue. But badly needed humanitarian aid has arrived for some 80,000 people.

A Burundian soldier of the U.N. peacekeeping force MINUSCA contingent uses a metal detector at the entrance of a polling station in Bangui, Central African Republic on Dec. 14, 2015.

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Burundian Peacekeeping Abroad Can Fuel Conflict At Home

6:18pm February 13, 2016

by Gregory Warner

Serving as a U.N. peacekeeper can be a lucrative profession for young Africans. But Burundians seeking such work must pledge loyalty to their government, which is implicated in human rights abuses.

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UNICEF: 200 Million Women And Girls Have Suffered Genital Mutilation

1:13pm February 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Saturday is the U.N.'s "Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation." The Secretary-General is calling for an end to FGM, and UNICEF has released a report on the prevalence of the practice.

A car passes in an area that was destroyed during the battle between the U.S. backed Kurdish forces and the Islamic State fighters in Kobani, north Syria, in 2015.

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Reaction To U.N. Envoy's Video Shows Difficulties Of Syria Peace Talks

3:52pm January 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.N.-sponsored talks begin today in Geneva, five years into Syria's civil war. A message from the U.N. envoy for Syria hasn't necessarily helped matters.

Civilians are loaded in a truck to be taken to safe places Thursday as Iraqi security forces clear the Soufiya neighborhood of Islamic State fighters in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq.

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Nearly 19,000 Civilians Killed In Iraq In 22 Months, U.N. Report Says

12:27pm January 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than 35,000 were wounded during the same period. "The violence suffered by civilians in Iraq remains staggering," the report states, pointing to the "scourge" of ISIS.

Dr. Rajia Sharhan, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, takes a child's mid-upper arm circumference in Madaya, Syria, on Thursday. The city was under siege by government forces and didn't receive aid for months. Dozens of people have died of malnutrition.

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As Aid Is Offered In Madaya, Other Regions In Syria Are Still Besieged

2:46pm January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Aid arrived in the besieged town of Madaya, as well as two other towns, on Monday. Meanwhile, the U.N. is drawing attention to the hundreds of thousands of Syrians they still can't reach.

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These U.N. posters remind staff that sex for cash or barter is prohibited.

Why Is Sexual Abuse Such A Problem With U.N. Peacekeepers?

5:10pm January 15, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

This month, investigators learned that some peacekeepers were paying girls for sex in the Central Africa Republic. It's part of a pattern of abuse. Can the U.N. stop it?