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The U.S. is supposed to allow everyone to come to the annual United Nations General Assembly, which opens next week. But Washington has yet to rule on the visa application by Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president who's been indicted on genocide charges by the International Criminal Court.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports on the latest standoff between UN inspectors and Iraqui officials. For the second time in four days, Iraquis have blocked UN officials from checking Iraq's compliance with orders banning weapons of mass destruction.

As the United Nations turns 80, NPR examines its legacy, its current challenges, and what lies ahead for the world's multilateral body.

The UN Security Council has renewed a mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. But, the mission has had a slow start the U.S. hoped to make it a formal peacekeeping operation so the UN would fund it.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Baghdad reports on the impact of a decade of U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Iraqis are eating better now, as a result of the U.N. sponsored oil-for-food program. But there are still critical shortages of medicine, and the Iraqi infrastructure is falling apart faster than it can be repaired.

Hans Blix, the former director of the U.N. Inspection Commission, addresses the UN Thursday with a report on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Tackling the WMD Challenge. Blix is now chairman of the independent Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The U.N. Development Programme is helping clear debris and rebuild infrastructure in Gaza. NPR speaks with Jaco Cilliers who helps lead the project.

Tuesday's meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un marks the start of a long negotiation process over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Here are highlights in photos from a momentous day.

As the Trump administration looks to cut spending at the U.N., officials are reviewing every peacekeeping mission. UN officials say the Central African Republic mission needs more resources, not less.

aims in blocking the extension of the U.N. presence in Haiti. The U.N. Security Council finally agreed late yesterday to cut the size and duration of the mission.