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The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.

On Wednesday Pizzaiuolo, the art of Neopolitan pizza-making, was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The country's army swore oaths of loyalty to leader Kim Jong Un after he was given the new title of marshal of the nation. This follows the army chief's dismissal. Analysts suspect the announcements mask far deeper changes, but there's disagreement about what those changes are.

The U.N. agency charged with providing relief to Palestinians has fired several employees over their alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.

China restricted trade with North Korea but where do things stand now that a summit is scheduled between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yvens Rumbold for an overview of peacekeeping efforts in Haiti, like the controversial legacy of U.N. peacekeepers from 2004 to 2017 and the local actions underway now.

Getting help to areas of Syria devastated by this week's earthquake is means navigating around a government that is still at war with some of its own people.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Lynn Hastings, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about dire humanitarian needs in Gaza.

The U.S. has paused funding to the UN organization that delivers food and aid to Palestinians. Some lawmakers want to keep it that way.

North Korea is taking to YouTube and Twitter to spruce up its image overseas, showing off the burgeoning consumerism of Pyongyang's elites.