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In a rebuke of Moscow, the 193-member body votes to condemn Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.

As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years, it leaves behind a country made worse by the pandemic. The situation for children under five is dire: more than 40% are acutely malnourished.

The Bush administration says it has the support of United Nations Security Council members for a resolution on Iraq. U.S. officials say they have addressed specific concerns of other council nations. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq conduct a surprise check of one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces. The visit represents an early test for the monitors as they look for weapons of mass destruction throughout the country. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

The president urges the U.N. to deploy peacekeepers to the eastern part of his country to help bolster the cease-fire. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Alec Luhn in eastern Ukraine about the truce.

Charities and nonprofit agencies are embracing the symbols to communicate about tough topics like global hunger, poverty and disease.

President Trump takes the world stage, addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York. In many ways, it was a speech less for the global leaders and more for viewers back home.

The High Commissioner for Refugees wants the European Union to expand its Operation Triton to intercept and rescue would-be migrants, most of them trying to reach Italy.

President Bush selects Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to succeed Ann Veneman as secretary of agriculture. Johanns is a popular Republican with lifelong ties to agriculture. Also, John Danforth, U.S. ambassador for the United Nations, resigns. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

President Bush names John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a congressional recess appointment that underlines the president's frustration with the reluctance of lawmakers to confirm the nominee. Bolton can now serve 17 months, until the end of the current Congress.