Security is tightened around Manhattan as more than 100 world leaders head to New York City for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Opened on Sept. 14, 2021, the first day of ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Watch the event in the player above ...

In an alarming assessment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or willing to tackle the ...

The United Nations was born in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II to prevent another large-scale conflict. “A Third World War — which so many had feared — has been avoided,” Guterres said.

The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, the only one in which all Member States have equal representation: one nation, one vote.

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the largest annual gathering of world leaders, kicks off on Monday after pandemic restrictions restricted in-person attendance the previous ...