This archive tracks progress tied to the United Nations — from landmark agreements and humanitarian milestones to global health and climate commitments. Stories here show how multilateral cooperation produces real-world results.
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN and the international community.
The International Court of Justice was born in June 1945, when the UN Charter created the first permanent global tribunal for disputes between nations. It held its first session the following April at the Peace Palace in The Hague, with fifteen judges drawn from the world’s major legal traditions. A quiet but radical idea: countries could bring their grievances to judges instead of armies.
