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Antonio Guterres, the newly named secretary-general, has seen things that make him ask: "What has happened to the dignity and worth of the human person?"

On Saturday the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a bid by Russia and Turkey to end the violence in Syria. This week a cease-fire was announced in the war-torn country.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says estimates for the number of internally displaced persons ranges from 120,000 to 150,000. Separately, Oxfam puts the figure at 121,000.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with director Greg Barker about the new Netflix movie "Sergio." The charismatic United Nations diplomat Sergio Viera de Mello was killed in Iraq in 2003.

It's the first high level U.N. gathering since the U.S. foreign aid cuts under the Trump Administration. What were people thinking — and talking about?

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director. Singleton died in Los Angeles after a stroke.

New Jersey has more than 22,000 cases of coronavirus, making it the second-hardest hit state after New York. NPR's Rachel Murphy talks to Gov. Phil Murphy about his state's response to the crisis.

"We need real talks about peace, not just talks about talks," says U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.