UNITED NATIONS — In his final address at the United Nations, President Barack Obama reiterated his strong commitment to multilateralism and the world body. “We can choose to press forward with a better model of cooperation and integration or we can retreat into a world sharply divided and ultimately in conflict along old lines of nation […]
The United Nations Security Council remains divided over how to respond to North Korea’s increasingly provocative missile tests, while Japan and South Korea continue to face opposition at home and abroad for pursuing more aggressive military policies. The 15-member Security Council on Wednesday met at the request of Japan and the United States after North Korea […]
GENEVA—North Korea’s leaders, including Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, must be held accountable for crimes against humanity committed against their people, a U.N. special investigator said in a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. Over the past six years, U.N. Special Investigator Marzuki Darusman has submitted a succession of hard-hitting reports to […]
UNITED NATIONS—President Barack Obama is making the case for diplomacy and collective action – highlighting U.S.-led efforts in the Middle East – as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. A White House official said Obama will point to the recently completed nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran as an example of […]