OPINIONS
- Opinion by Yoko Kamikawa
- • March 17, 2024
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Prospects for a world without nuclear weapons are becoming more severe. Divisions are growing not only between nuclear weapon States and non-nuclear weapon States but also among nuclear weapon States and among non-nuclear weapon States over how to pursue nuclear …
- Categories: Nuclear Disarmament, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Taina Bien-Aimé
- • March 13, 2024
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The United Nations working group on discrimination against women and girls published a paper last year that not only fails to address the widespread human rights violations caused by prostitution and pornography, but also advocates for policies that will endanger …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Mona Ali Khalil
- • March 7, 2024
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts that he single-handedly blocked a Palestinian State from becoming a reality even though it is recognized by more than 130 countries and enjoys the status of an Observer State in the United Nations. In his 16 years …
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- Opinion by Maithili Pai and Francisco Pérez
- • March 5, 2024
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The committee is notorious for lengthy delays in granting approvals, and several UN member states on the committee have been accused of silencing NGOs they disagree with. That includes groups that might be critical of a country’s records on human …
- Categories: Human Rights, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Ian Martin
- • February 26, 2024
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As the United Nations approaches its Summit of the Future in September, the anger of under-represented regions is compelling stronger statements of commitment to reforming the Security Council. Secretary-General António Guterres warns that “the alternative to reform is further fragmentation …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Security Council
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- Opinion by Marissa Conway
- • February 19, 2024
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Britain has cut its international aid several times since 2020 and, by the government’s own admission, the well-being of women around the world has been substantially impacted. The 2021 cut to UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, is a prime example. If …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Humanitarian Aid, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Mona Ali Khalil
- • February 15, 2024
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The catastrophe in Rafah has begun. In the 131 terrible days since the horrible Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, we have watched 1.8 million Palestinian civilians pushed from the north of Gaza to the south and even further south …
- Categories: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Fawzia Koofi
- • February 12, 2024
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The United Nations-led meeting in Doha with the Taliban next week offers another opportunity for Afghanistan and all opposing sides in the country to come together to end the war. Any achievement, however, depends on whether all factions, including women …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Florence Syevuo and Dan Perell
- • February 7, 2024
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The zero draft of the Pact for the Future — the agreement to seal September’s much-anticipated Summit of the Future — was introduced recently by the co-facilitators, Namibia and Germany, to fellow members at the United Nations. The draft is …
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS, Secretary-General
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- Opinion by Mona Ali Khalil
- • January 27, 2024
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In a speech on Dec. 4, 1997, commemorating the International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People, Nelson Mandela celebrated the end of apartheid in South Africa and assured his audience that he and his fellow South Africans “know too …
- Categories: International Justice, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Jusaima Moaid-azm Peregrina
- • January 22, 2024
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The Syrian conflict, now nearing its 13th year, has left the country in ruins. Despite waning international attention, it stands as the largest displacement crisis globally, with over 12 million Syrians that have been forcibly displaced throughout the region. The …
- Categories: Middle East, OPINIONS, Security Council
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- Opinion by Arwa Mokdad
- • January 17, 2024
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The relentless bombardment in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces is threatening to further destabilize the Middle East and prolong existing conflicts. While Omani-led peace negotiations for Yemen continue amid these fractures, the boiling tensions in the Red Sea could halt …
- Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Richard Ponzio
- • January 8, 2024
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At long last, after the UN75 Declaration, Secretary-General António Guterres’s Our Common Agenda, a General Assembly modalities resolution, the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism report and a decision by the president of the General Assembly regarding the scope of …
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS, SDGs, Secretary-General
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- Opinion by Hanan Morsy
- • January 1, 2024
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Many African countries face a high debt burden that is hindering their work on achieving sustainable development. As of August 2023, eight African nations were in debt distress and an additional 14 were at high risk of joining them. Several …
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- Opinion by Jo Kelcey
- • December 20, 2023
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- Categories: Education, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, OPINIONS
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