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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, in this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency in Beijing. Kim was making his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.

Kim Jong Un Talks Nukes On Secret Trip To China

The visit to Beijing was Kim Jong Un's first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, and it follows North Korea's recent agreement to hold talks with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.

Negotiators are in the home stretch on the final day of UN climate conference

The final day of COP26, the UN's conference where global leaders and delegates are negotiating crucial and concrete strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

Afghanistan is on the brink of a hunger catastrophe, according to a new UN report

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Richard Trenchard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' representative in Afghanistan, about a worsening hunger crisis there.

Russia Agrees To U.N. Resolution On Syria's Chemical Weapons

A U.S. official says the resolution calls for oversight of Syria's surrender of chemical weapons and calls for "consequences" if Bashar Assad fails to comply.

U.N., African Union Unite to End Darfur Violence

France, Denmark and Indonesia pledge to contribute to a United Nations mission to Darfur, Sudan. The U.N. will send up to 26,000 peacekeepers to the region in an attempt to end the conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people in the last four years.

New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (from left) gives a tour of the World Trade Center site to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and New York Gov. George Pataki a week after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

In Dealings With U.N. Diplomats, Mayor Giuliani Pulled No Punches

Rudy Giuliani is a leading contender for secretary of state in a Trump administration, but as mayor of New York he waded into conflicts with Yasser Arafat and parking scofflaws at the United Nations.

Women carry sacks of food, airdropped by the World Food Programme, this past summer in Jonglei, South Sudan.

The U.N.'s Terrible Dilemma: Who Gets To Eat?

Funding shortages and continuing conflicts are forcing the U.N.'s World Food Programme to make tough decisions about who gets rations — and how much they get.

U.N. Report Warns Of 'Irreversible' Damage To Earth's Climate

In Copenhagen on Sunday, scientists gathered to issue their latest assessment of the world's climate. Their report is considered the most comprehensive overview of the state of climate science.

Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would invalidate Sunday's referendum in Crimea. In Moscow, demonstrators and military veterans march in support of the Kremlin Saturday; nearby, a large march was held to protest Russia's policies.

Russia Vetoes U.N. Security Council Resolution On Crimea

The resolution would declare Sunday's referendum on leaving Ukraine invalid. Meanwhile, Ukrainian official say Russian troops took over an area outside of Crimea Saturday.

U.N. Arms Inspectors Begin More Talks with Iraq

The U.N.'s chief weapons inspectors begin a new round of talks in Iraq, while President Bush reasserts that with or without U.N. support, the U.S. will "take whatever action is necessary" to "disarm the Iraqi regime." U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urges no "unilateral action" on Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrells reports.

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