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British artist Jason deCaires Taylor's <em>Coralarium</em> sits in waters off the Maldives.

Maldives Police Use Pickaxes To Destroy Artwork Deemed Un-Islamic

The 20-foot-tall stainless steel cube was decorated with life-size human statues and semi-submerged in a coral lagoon. The artwork was criticized because it depicted human figures.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano at a meeting of the agency's board of governors in Vienna last year. The agency announced Amano's death on Monday.

Yukiya Amano, The Head Of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Dies At 72

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

Many refugees, who have fled the fighting in Syria's Idlib province, are living in tents during a cold and snowy winter.

U.N.: Humanitarian Crisis In Syria Reaches 'Horrifying New Level'

As fighting escalates in northwest Syria, the U.N. estimates that thousands of Syrians are being displaced every day.

Haitians protest in front of a U.N. office on Oct. 15, 2015, demanding reparations for families of people who suffered or died from cholera. The outbreak started in 2010, claiming some 9,000 lives.

Debate Continues Over U.N. Role In Bringing Cholera To Haiti

The U.N. appears to be on the verge of admitting it played a role in introducing cholera to Haiti in 2010. But critics are still waiting for the agency to take full responsibility.

U.N. Rejects U.S. Calls For Sanctions On South Sudan

The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a potential genocide in South Sudan, but the Security Council couldn't muster the votes needed to impose an arms embargo.

At U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, the Security Council approved a resolution that diplomats say would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades.

U.N. Security Council Approves New Sanctions On North Korea

After the isolated nation conducted a January nuclear test and February rocket launch, the Security Council has unanimously voted for new sanctions targeting Pyongyang's weapons program.

Health workers collect the body of a cholera victim in Petionville, Haiti, in February 2011. The disease first appeared on the island in October 2010, likely introduced by U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal, possibly a single individual.

Why The U.N. Is Being Sued Over Haiti's Cholera Epidemic

The demands: a U.N. apology for bringing the disease to the island, reparations for victims, repairs to the water system. Meanwhile, a study shows the toll is far worse than previously thought.

Delegates attend a plenary session at the COP21 United Nations Climate Conference.

Dear U.N., Why Is It Mainly A Man's World At The Climate Conference?

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told women to "get cross" if they see gender inequality. The male-female ratio at the Paris Climate Conference makes our writers very "cross."

U.S., France to Urge Syrian Help with U.N. Probe

The United States and France announce support for a U.N. report that implicates Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. U.S. Ambassador John Bolton says the two nations are working on a resolution that will demand Syria's cooperation as the inquiry proceeds.

V (from left), Suga and Jin of BTS at the launch of the U.N. General Assembly's 76th session on Monday. The popular boy band from South Korea sang (in a video performance viewed online by more than 1 million) and spoke.

BTS Spoke At The UNGA. And That's Not The Only Surprise At The U.N. Event

The appearance of the popular boy band from South Korea is one of many unexpected moments at the U.N. General Assembly — everything from a U.N. TikTok to a groundbreaking food summit.

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