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field trips Sept. 20, 2019

Melania Starts a Near Riot at the United Nations Private SchoolInside the drama over diplomat kids and a FLOTUS field trip.

By Bridget Read
the u.n. Dec. 7, 2018

Heather Nauert Won’t Be in Trump’s Cabinet Because She Has No CloutThe new U.N. ambassador won’t be in the Cabinet because she doesn’t have the résumé. The practice predates Trump.

By Ed Kilgore
immigration June 5, 2018

U.N. Condemns U.S. Practice of Separating Migrant Children From ParentsTheir human-rights office called it a “serious violation.”

By Gabriella Paiella

diplomacy Sept. 22, 2017

Azerbaijani President’s Daughter Takes Selfies During Speech About MassacreLeyla Aliyeva’s father, Ilham Aliyev — widely considered an authoritarian ruler — was addressing the U.N. General Assembly at the time.

By Gabriella Paiella
diplomatic immunity Jan. 26, 2012

Maybe Ban Ki-moon Just Really Likes to Party?Security found 40 pounds of cocaine at the U.N.

By Noreen Malone