The academy isn't lowering its standards with its biggest membership class — it's raising them Those arguing that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ efforts to diversify its membership are watering down the organization have it all wrong.

A bill has already been introduced in Congress to remove the US from the United Nations A bill introduced by Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers earlier this month calls on the US to "terminate" its membership in the United Nations (UN) and effectively sever all ties with the organization.

Republicans Introduce Bill Proposing Withdrawal From United Nations House Republicans have introduced a bill that, if passed, would set in motion the United States’ withdrawal from the United Nations.

The U.N. Has Begun Conducting Emergency Airdrops Of Female Contraceptives Deep Inside The United Sta The U.N. just stepped up to the plate in a big way.Women in the United States have long faced difficulties accessing resources for their reproductive health. As the situation there grows direr every day, the United Nations has officially elected to i Read more ... ntervene: The organization will now be conducti...

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U.S. Loses U.N. Membership After Soapy Bo Obama Jumps Up On Secretary-General WASHINGTON—Calling the transgression simply unacceptable as foamy suds dripped onto the floor from his shirtsleeves, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reportedly revoked the United States’ membership in the United Nations this afternoon after a soapy Read more ... , soaking-wet Bo Obama jumped up on the diplomat durin...

U.S. Loses U.N. Membership After Soapy Bo Obama Jumps Up On Secretary-General WASHINGTON—Calling the transgression simply unacceptable as foamy suds dripped onto the floor from his shirtsleeves, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reportedly revoked the United States’ membership in the United Nations this afternoon after a soapy Read more ... , soaking-wet Bo Obama jumped up on the diplomat durin...

Forget Coachella and Bonnaroo: The U.N. Is the Place to Be The General Assembly, which began this year on Sept. 15, has become an increasingly popular event among those who embrace the work of the United Nations and want to connect with it.

After 70 Years of Men, Some Say It Is ‘High Time’ a Woman Led the U.N. Growing calls for a woman to lead the United Nations reflect not only an appeal for gender equity but also frustration with the opaque way in which world powers bargain over the appointment.

European Leaders Urged to Strengthen ‘Minimalist’ Approach to Mediterranean Migration Crisis United Nations officials joined the International Organization for Migration in asking Europe to address root causes of the problem.