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U.N. Envoy Echoes Cleric's Call for Iraqi Elections

A U.N. envoy meets with Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, seeking to resolve the dispute over the cleric's call to elect a transitional assembly. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he agrees with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demand for elections but is unsure whether a vote could be held before a June 30 U.S. deadline for a power transfer. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Myanmar Buddhist monks chant outside the United Nations Office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.

Myanmar's Military Rulers Avoid Meeting U.N. Envoy

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

A Somali fisherman carries a fish to the market near the port in Mogadishu. One of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals calls for the world to "conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development."

The U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect

Leaders in developing countries were asked to rank the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. One particular goal was typically at the bottom of their priority list.

Chickens at a poultry farm in Hefei, eastern China. Antibiotics are often used to keep them healthy in densely packed quarters.

U.N. Pledges To Fight Antibiotic Resistance In Historic Agreement

Drug resistance is no longer a matter of health. It could have massive implications for the world's economy and food supply.

Rome Meeting: Lebanon Needs Strong U.N. Force

In Rome, foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and many Arab countries agree that an international force is needed to bring peace to Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the ministers wanted a force under a U.N. mandate, with a strong and robust capability.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet focuses her March 6 address to the U.N. Human Rights Council on the threats posed by global inequality.

U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, in this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency in Beijing. Kim was making his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.

Kim Jong Un Talks Nukes On Secret Trip To China

The visit to Beijing was Kim Jong Un's first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, and it follows North Korea's recent agreement to hold talks with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.

Al Gore, speaking at a New York event in September, has led the charge to combat global change.

Gore, U.N. Panel Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

A sedan, believed to carry North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves a train station with a convoy in Beijing. Kim is making a four-day trip to China in what's likely an effort to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with President Trump that could happen early this year.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Goes To China

Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Kim for the four-day visit. The two leaders could use the visit to coordinate ahead of a second summit between the U.S. and North Korea.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged the support of the U.S. to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while also urging Israel to avoid harming civilians as it retaliates for the deadly attacks by Hamas.

Israel tells the U.N. that northern Gaza needs to be evacuated

Israel's military told the United Nations that all of northern Gaza's population needs to be evacuated in 24 hours, the U.N. said. The order affects a region that is home to about 1.1 million people.

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