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U.N. Officials Warn Of Civil War In Myanmar

U.N. officials warn of civil war in Myanmar as militias run by the country's numerous ethnic minorities weigh an offer to create a federal state with the deposed government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Lebanese Government Opposes Draft U.N. Proposal

The United States and France are facing strong opposition from Lebanon and Arab states over a proposed cease-fire resolution at the United Nations. Their fundamental objection: Lebanon's government wants Israeli troops out of Lebanon, and the resolution doesn't require that to happen right away. Arab foreign ministers are in Beirut to discuss the conflict.

One of many grocery stores in Venezuela where the shelves are bare. Even in regions such as Latin America that do well overall, there are glaring exceptions, such as Venezuela, where political turmoil has created massive price inflation and food shortages.

Why World Hunger Isn't Going Away As Fast As We'd Hoped

There have been decades of progress in the fight against hunger. But the rosy numbers don't tell the whole story.

South Korean Diplomat Takes Helm at the U.N.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the international body faces many challenges, but that he anticipates progress in Sudan and North Korea. He shares his thoughts on these conflicts, Iran and Iraq.

On the Brink, Sudan Needs Aid, Says U.N. Expert

Countries need to step up assistance to Darfur, Sudan, or risk the situation getting much worse, says the United Nations' lead official on Humanitarian Crises. Jan Egeland says that after seeing improvements in 2005, more violence and more displacement have hurt the country.

A Nepali woman cries as she participates in a candlelight vigil for victims of last week's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.

Death Toll In Nepal Crosses 6,800

The United Nations has complained that Nepal's bureaucracy is getting in the way of relief efforts. Government officials in Kathmandu say they aren't receiving enough of the right kind of aid.

The U.N. has operated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for years. Thursday evening's attack was the bloodiest assault on peacekeeping forces in recent memory, according to a U.N. official.

At Least 14 U.N. Peacekeepers Killed In Rebel Attack In Congo

Five Congolese soldiers also died, and dozens of peacekeepers were wounded, in the attack on a base in eastern Congo. A U.N. official said it was the bloodiest assault on peacekeepers in 25 years.

Former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson On Nikki Haley's Resignation

Nikki Haley has announced she's stepping down as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, who held the post during the Clinton administration, talks about her impact on U.S. diplomatic policy.

UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.

Nicholas Burns speaks to the media in March after a meeting of United Nations powers at the British mission to the U.N. in New York.

U.S. Official Urges Iran to Accept U.N. Proposal

Iran has missed a July 5 deadline to accept a U.N. package of incentives offered in exchange for a suspension of its uranium enrichment program. Under Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns says Iran is "profoundly isolated" right now, and the U.N. offer provides a way out.

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