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The United Nations' budget is set to shrink by over $285 million next year — a 5 percent cut that the U.S. government says it negotiated.

The United States government wants you to know: It really doesn't like Nazis.

NEW YORK (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will perform one last ceremonial duty before ending his 10-year leadership of the world body.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, would bring limited international experience to one of the U.S. government's most important international assignments: U.N. ambassador.

GENEVA (AP) — As Syrian peace talks were adjourned in Geneva after 10 days, the U.N. mediator said he was encouraged that there was "no drama, no walkouts" — but, while a shaky truce has continued to hold across the war-torn country, there was also no visible sign of progress on a lasting settlement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Life on Earth has changed in stark ways in the 22 years since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming.

NEW YORK (AP) — A speech at the United Nations. A spot next to Al Gore leading a massive climate change march. A prime speaking slot at a political conference in England.

The United Nations is demanding an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

An armistice agreement that put an end to the Korean War in 1953 is now receiving a death sentence.

Drunken diplomats could soon be banned from attending United Nations budget negotiation meetings. That’s because earlier this week, the United States put forth a proposal asking the committee to consider prohibiting lushes and boozehounds from disrupting negotiations held by the budget assembly.