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The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says estimates for the number of internally displaced persons ranges from 120,000 to 150,000. Separately, Oxfam puts the figure at 121,000.

On Saturday the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a bid by Russia and Turkey to end the violence in Syria. This week a cease-fire was announced in the war-torn country.

Antonio Guterres, the newly named secretary-general, has seen things that make him ask: "What has happened to the dignity and worth of the human person?"

Ban Ki-moon said the Syrian government was using hospitals as torture centers and was abusing and chaining children as young as 10.

The General Assembly is expected to pass a measure that reprimands the Assad regime. But it's being viewed as a largely symbolic gesture. Meanwhile, fighting continues. And neither side may be strong enough to win any time soon.

There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.

President Trump will speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He will highlight progress with North Korea, while calling for more pressure on Iran.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rachel Cleetus of the Union of Concerned Scientists, about the latest U.N. climate report which is focused on ways to combat climate warming.

The last time Venezuela tried for a seat in 2006, the United States successfully lobbied against it. The U.S. expressed disappointment about Venezuela's inclusion.

The nickname making fun of North Korea's leader apparently has been wiped from China's major search engine and microblogging platform. The phrase "Kim Fat Fat Fat," however, was left untouched.