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Exclusive: Another U.N. child sex crime allegation: who knew what and when?

MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in the Central African Republic. (United Nations MINUSCA) See bottom of story for update United Nations officials up to the level of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon himself were scrambling to come up with statements Tuesday after…

Sex and UN peacekeepers: Tens of thousands of Liberian women involved?

United Nations Building New York EXCLUSIVE: A study cited in a just-published evaluation of the ugly problem of sexual exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers calculates that as many as 58,000 women in Monrovia, Liberia, alone engaged in prohibited “transactional” sex with…

UN Secretary-General weighs lumping Israel in with ISIS and Al Qaeda

This week Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz have posed a challenge for would-be presidents and all Americans: if the United Nations criminalizes Israel’s exercise of the right of self-defense it will pay a heavy price. The organization has no…

British pop stars team with Iraqi clergy to condemn ISIS in song

Hal St John of Ooberfuse and Archbishop Warda in the We Are One video . (Screengrab) A British pop band and an Iraqi Christian leader have teamed up for an emotional music video dedicated to thousands of refugees forced to…

Syria now at a ‘dangerous tipping point,’ UN warns

The four-and-a-half-year old Syrian civil war has become an “unsustainable” humanitarian disaster that threatens soon to undermine the stability of neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon, United Nations aid officials are warning. While the world’s wealthier countries this week…

Palestinians formally submit documents to UN to join ICC

The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations Friday formally submitted to the office of the Secretary-General Palestine’s application to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). It marked the next step in the Palestinian leadership’s drive to pursue war crimes charges…

The latest Palestinian statehood gambit

Recent developments in Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ireland exemplify yet another effort to create a Palestinian “state” out of thin air. Sweden’s new socialist government has recognized “Palestine,” as did non-binding resolution adopted by Britain’s parliament and Ireland’s Senate.…

The United Nations at 70: How to fix a broken organization

The United Nations turns 70 in 2015. Fox News is asking a selection of distinguished contributors occasionally to contribute their thoughts on what it has become, and how to shape its future. As the United Nations begins a year-long celebration…

The risks of Israel’s Gaza incursion

While Israel has demonstrated enormous strategic patience with Hamas’ over 1,500 rocket attacks which sent some two-thirds of Israelis into bomb shelters, the potential cost to Israel of even a limited ground incursion in northern Gaza — the death of…