Resuscitating the League of Nations' legacy
Ten million pages scanned, five million more to go. The project to digitize the former League of Nations' entire archives by 2022 has hit the two-thirds mark.
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Five judges win 9-year terms on U.N. top court
Four judges from China, Japan, Slovakia and Uganda were re-elected to the International Court of Justice, while a German candidate won the fifth open slot.
Security Council halted by U.S. on cease-fire
The U.S. blocked a U.N. Security Council vote to end global hostilities amid a pandemic — the same day diplomats emphasized lessons from World War II.
World's 'greatest test' delays climate talks
The coronavirus pandemic that has caused 47,000 deaths worldwide represents what officials call humanity's worst crisis since World War II.
Ex-U.N. chief Pérez de Cuéllar dies at 100
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the fifth U.N. chief from 1982 to 1991, who arranged an Iraq-Iran cease-fire and aided democracy in his native Peru, died at age 100.
ILO marks past with look to future work
The International Labor Organization focused on ways of spreading social justice through dignified work while commemorating its 100th anniversary.
Queen tells Trump of multilateral virtues
Queen Elizabeth II used her toast at a royal state dinner to remind U.S. President Donald Trump of the importance of international organizations and treaties.
Swiss urge U.S. return to multilateralism
Swiss leaders used a meeting with the top U.S. diplomat to try to resuscitate American leadership towards important post-World War II multilateral institutions.
Versailles centennial strikes modern nerve
A century ago, a treaty signing on the outskirts of Paris helped end World War I but raised questions about the reliability of American leadership.
World War I centenary of a fragile peace
By the time the Western Front's guns fell silent exactly one century ago, 10 million soldiers had died in World War I, 20th century's first global catastrophe.
Syria buffer zone is latest use of old tool
The demilitarized buffer zone in Syria's Idlib region makes use of a centuries-old tool that international treaties and organizations now use.
Iran nuclear deal widens U.S.-Europe rift
Iran's economic opening to the West in exchange for curbs on its nuclear ambitions now depends on its European, Russian and Chinese trading partners.
Labor leaders see role in peace and justice
Reflecting a world of instability and conflict, the ILO head set a somber tone opening a summit on the importance of decent jobs in building world peace.
Shaped by a history of waterways and wars
The first international organization dates to an 1804 treaty on the Rhine River. In the 20th century, organizations for carrying out a lot of the world's cooperation and development proliferated to find complex solutions and prevent wars.