UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, shown in 2017, said the loss of American support for efforts to combat HIV was coming at a critical time. The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge. In an interview with the Associated Press, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said HIV infections have...

On Friday, a Trump-appointed judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle USAID and lay off thousands of workers. The judge’s ruling came hours after government workers took down USAID signage from the agency’s headquarters. Internal documents suggest the Trump administration is planning to cut the size of USAID’s staff from about 10,000 to under 300. Global aid organizations are warning the dismantling of the aid agency could impact millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. The United Nations AIDS agency warned on Friday that more than 6 million...

An executive order signed by President Trump Tuesday orders the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and end U.S. support for UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump also ordered a review of the U.N.'s cultural agency, UNESCO. This follows Trump's January 24 decision to halt billions of dollars of U.N. funding pending a 90-day review. Among the many casualties is the sexual reproductive health agency, the U.N. Population Fund. Pio Smith is the agency’s Asia-Pacific director. Pio Smith: “I am deeply concerned that millions...

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A host of valid reasons have been cited for why the United States should exit the United Nations, including the erosion of U.S. sovereignty, climate activism that imperils the global economy, the spending of billions of dollars on non-U.S. priorities, and forced collaboration with ruthless dictators. Here are five lesser-known reasons to exit the UN that may be even more compelling to the average family. The United Nations is a major player in the global push to de-sex society in the name of “gender equality.” The Generation Equality Forum convened...

A freed British hostage has told Sir Keir Starmer that Hamas held her at UN facilities and denied her medical care. Emily Damari, who was released earlier this month after 471 days held hostage in Gaza, spoke to the UK Prime Minister over the phone following her return to Israel. She claimed that Hamas terrorists held her at sites belonging to Unrwa, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, and said she was denied treatment after being shot in the hand and leg. The 28-year-old recounted how her captors only gave...