UN Faces Major Trials Amid Global Conflict and Change UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Starting Monday, global leaders are assembling at the United Nations during one of the most unstable periods in its 80-year history, facing ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, changing dynamics in U.S. foreign policy, widespread poverty, and rapidly advancing technologies raising regulatory concerns. The United Nations, born from the ruins of World War II to unite countries in resolving global challenges, is itself