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Some say they brought a measure of stability. But they also brought cholera — and have been accused of sexual abuse.

The U.N. Security Council unanimously passes a resolution demanding that Iraq disarm and ordering new weapons inspections. President Bush welcomes the development. Iraq is silent. NPR News reports.

The temporary units for people waiting to enter the U.S. are meant to bolster a shortfall in shelter caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

This month, investigators learned that some peacekeepers were paying girls less than $1 for sex in the Central Africa Republic. It's part of a pattern of abuse. Can the U.N. stop it?

The Vatican has faced two days of grilling before the U.N. Committee on Torture investigating the Catholic Church's handling of cases of sexual abuse by priests.

After a four-year absence, U.N. weapons inspectors return to Iraq to search for chemical, biological and nuclear arms programs. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen and Khidir Hamza, a nuclear physicist and Iraqi defector.

Amid intense fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, diplomatic efforts to end the conflict are in full force this weekend. The United States and France put forward a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an end to the fighting and for U.N. peacekeepers to patrol the Israeli-Lebanese border.

Kim Yo Jong, who is said to have recently assumed a key leadership role, has reportedly married the son of the secretary of the ruling party.

U.N. weapons inspectors find 11 empty chemical warheads in an ammunition storage area in southern Iraq. They are said to be in excellent condition, but it's unclear if they've ever actually contained chemical agents. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

The U.N. Security Council discusses President Bush's call to lift sanctions against Iraq. France meets the United States part way, suggesting an immediate suspension of sanctions targeting Iraqi civilians. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.