The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

New Zealand has announced it will campaign to join the United Nations Security Council in 15 years' time.

Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few years. There are regular disputes about who is on the security council. Pleas to stop wars and address hunger.

The Turkish president called on the UN General Assembly to take coercive measures against Israel.

Maintaining peace and international security is one of the UN's central missions, but its record has been badly tarnished as bloodshed intensifies in conflicts across the world, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.

The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York.

Jordan expresses solidarity with Lebanon, condemns Israeli airstrikes, and calls for UN intervention to prevent further escalation in the region.

Diplomats trying to prevent escalation in Israel-Hezbollah conflict amid bombing campaign in Lebanon

As wars rage worldwide, with civilian casualties a daily occurrence, critics of the United Nations say the body is failing at its most basic job, while experts warn the organization is being scapegoated for things that are beyond its control.

There is growing global consensus among the members of the United Nations that the UN security council, responsible for maintaining international peace and security, requires reform or restructuring to reflect the current balance of forces, and to improve its working methods and ability to do its work.