United Nations

She urged Saudi Arabia to review its counterterror legislation.

A state facility for the developmentally disabled in central Wyoming is accused of confining residents in restraint chairs more than 100 times during a four year period. A 2006 UN report said that global livestock production was responsible for 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions...

Wyoming's Congressional delegation continues to oppose the United Nation's Arms Trade Treaty that Secretary of State John Kerry signed in late September. Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill released a mandated report on the state of education in Wyoming...

The presidents of America and Iran may meet briefly next week for the first time in what would be a symbolic but significant step toward easing their countries' tense relationship.

A U.N. spokesman says a vehicle belonging to a team investigating the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons has been "deliberately shot at multiple times" by unidentified snipers in Damascus.

Every year, the federal government gives billions of dollars to the United Nations (UN) without having a full accounting of the contributions to the international body. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., joined Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, and others recently in an effort to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to annually report contributions to the UN from every federal agency, including

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s labor office says youth unemployment is likely to rise globally to 12.8 percent by 2018, wiping out gains made in the recent economic recovery. A report by the International Labour Organization said Tuesday the rate of unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 was 12...

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations' top human rights official is pressing the U.S. to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. President Barack Obama pledged to shutter the prison soon after taking office but Congress opposed it, passing a law that prohibits the government from transferring Guantanamo prisoners to U...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. chief says he fears North Korea is on a collision course with other nations that could lead to war. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the isolated Asian nation appears to be "on a collision course with the international community" amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula...

DENVER (AP) — A U.N. drug agency says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington violates international drug treaties. The International Narcotics Control Board urged the Barack Obama administration to challenge the legalization measures...