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The United Nations, riven with antisemitism and riddled with fraud, is ripe for reform — and Elise Stefanik is unquestionably the right person for the job.

Members of South China Lion dance Troupe and Shiqi Zhong, James Musto, Wensong Bai perform traditional dance during Lunar New Year celebration organized by Chinese mission to the UN at UN Headquarters in New York on4,

President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to the United Nations went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week. New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik told the committee she will implement the president’s America First strategy while reviewing U.

The United Nations said on Friday that the Houthis who control northern Yemen had detained an unspecified number of UN personnel, and it was suspending movement in all Houthi-held areas while seeking

Olga Touloumi’s book reveals how bureaucrats and technical advisors—not star architects—helped shape the design of the United Nations complex, with broadcast media top of mind.

NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump “sees great promise in the United Nations if it focuses on its founding mission of international peace and security”, his nominee to be ambassador told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan 21.

The U.S. State Department has exempted U.N. diplomats and missions in New York City from paying new congestion fees according to recent guidance published by the government.

The United Nations has announced new actions to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination.

New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik is grilled by senators at her confirmation hearing on Jan 21. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese high school students from the atomic-bombed cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima will be sent as Peace Messengers to a UN nuclear weapons ban treaty conference.