The United Nations (UN) is an international organisation founded in 1945. Its member countries have acted together to ensure global peace and security since the end of the Second World War.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The world body is many different things to many different people. One of its most basic functions is that it provides a building in ...