United Nations and Related International Organizations

The G8 nations plan a summit for May 18-19, 2012, at Camp David.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, first opened for signing in 1968, was the first major international treaty aimed at curbing the development of nuclear weapons.

The United States and the international community were on North Korea missile watch in mid-April 2012 as that country announced plans to launch a satellite into orbit.

Diplomatic events in the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain after World War II.

President Barack Obama's speech at the March 2012 meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee reaffirmed his comittment to U.S.-Israeli relations.

Russia and China's double veto in the U.N. February 4, 2012, of an Arab League plan to stop violence in Syria caused angry reactions from American officials.

The Fourteen Points were Woodrow Wilson's ambitious plan for peace at the end of World War I.

The United Nations, which celebrates its birthday on October 24, was born of Allied conferences in World War II.

The United States Congress as frozen aid to Palestine.

The U.S., Israel and Palestine have a long history of rocky diplomatic relations.

On July 20, 2011, the United Nations declared a famine in drought-stricken Somalia. The United States immediately raised its allocation of foreign aid to help starving Somalis.

The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) monitors global climate, agricultural, and market conditions in an attempt to predict and prepare for famines.

In the case of Leal v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court refused to authorize a stay of execution for convicted murderer Humberto Leal. The State of Texas executed Leal by lethal injection just an hour after the Supreme Court made its decision on July 7, 2011.

A profile of the United Nations, the world's only universal membership inter-governmental organization.

Who is the new United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon? Keith Porter - your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy - offers this short bio.

Susan Rice is U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Learn more about her background, education and experience,

Zalmay Zhalilzad is the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Learn more about his background, education and experience.

The U.N. Security Council is notoriously problematic and often ineffective. But can it be fixed?

The new International Criminal Court targets war crimes.

The United Nations is the only organization encompassing every government on Earth. The photos here show the major elements of U.N. headquarters in New York City.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has been ratified by most countries, but not the United States.

Americans support the United Nations according to a new poll. Keith Porter, your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy, looks at the numbers.

The Council on Foreign Relations offers this summary of the 2008 presidential candidate's positions on United Nations reform and the role of the United Nations in world affairs.

This is the English language entry page to the U.N. web site.

David Shorr of the Stanley Foundation and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Mark Lagon resist both the skeptics and boosters of the United Nations by pointing toward appropriate expectations for the world body.

This the official UN site dealing with reform issues.

An interactive global map for searching UN web sites.

An initiative from the Stanley Foundation to improve United Nations operations.

Heritage has a number of policy papers critical of the United Nations and international organizations.

A 1999 discussion with John Bolton, Professor Ed Luck, and Keith Porter, the About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy

The U.S. Mission is America's "embassy" at United Nations headquarters in New York. It is home to the office of the U.S. ambassador and staff.