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On the third anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake, the country is laying plans to rid itself of the cholera epidemic that followed in its wake. Most scientists now think Nepalese soldiers unwittingly spread the pathogen in Haiti when they joined a United Nations peacekeeping force.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for his reaction to Trump's remarks to the U.N., and to get his views on the state of the international security alliance.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.

It's hard tracking down data to see what progress is being made on the Sustainable Development Goals. Now there's a shiny new tool that does it for you.

Antonio Guterres laid out a sobering view of the current state of the world Tuesday, saying, "A wind of madness is sweeping the globe" as instability erupts into violence.

Antonio Guterres, who has served as United Nations high commissioner for refugees since 2005, will step down at the end of this year. Steve Inskeep talks to him about Syria and Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II.

Latest news on the Israel-Hamas war, where the humanitarian situation is growing evermore dire in Gaza and Israelis are rallying to pressure their government to help free the hostages held by Hamas.

United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power is touring states on the frontline of the battle against Islamist extremists Boko Haram. She's pushing for more regional cooperation in the fight.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and the next steps in order to try to secure the plant.

President Biden addresses the U.N. General Assembly with Russia's war in Ukraine — and the impact on world food supplies — in sharp focus.