Seton Hall graduate programs in Diplomacy and International Relations.
Seton Hall graduate programs in Diplomacy and International Relations.

Dawn Clancy

Dawn Clancy is a New York City based reporter who focuses on women's issues, international conflict and diplomacy. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, she has written for The Washington Post and HuffPost.

The UN Security Council Marks Russia’s Six-Month Invasion of Ukraine as the War Grinds On

On the same day that Ukraine marked 31 years of independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by video to the United Nations Security Council about the worldwide impact of Russia’s …

 

Russia’s Violations of Global Aviation Rules Could Leave the UN With Tough, Costly Choices

Dozens of planes and helicopters leased from Russia by United Nations peacekeeping missions and humanitarian operations have been grounded as war-driven sanctions against Russia begin to bite, leaving UN officials scrambling to figure out how to keep critical air transport …

 

Fleeing Mariupol, a Ukrainian Refugee’s Life Is Pained by War and Uncertainty

WARSAW, Poland — Olena’s journey begins in the smoldering shadow of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, but whether her escape to safety will end in a suburb of Warsaw, Poland, or thousands of miles away in Dublin, Ireland, …

 

The UN Development Program Has 4 New Projects Funded by Russia, Despite Its Illegal War on Ukraine

In the waning days of 2021, roughly two months before its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russia agreed to contribute $14 million to the United Nations Development Program for climate-related projects in Europe and Central Asia to begin this …

 

Russia’s Powerful Perch at the UN Is Crumbling

In October, the United States and Russia will square off in a high-stakes election to decide who will be the next secretary-general of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) — helping to determine the future of Internet communications for …

 

Ukraine’s UN Envoy on Russia’s War and the Significance of ‘Swan Lake’

When he needs to unwind amid Russia’s disastrous invasion of his country, Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, takes long bike rides in Manhattan with his dog, Dezi (Dez, for short), a sprightly Jack Russell terrier. Her name …
 

Who Is Putin the ‘Butcher’? The Enigma Around Him Persists

Vladimir Putin could be likened to a Rubik’s cube, a puzzle of a man who remains impossible to fully solve. As he unleashed his “special military operation” five weeks ago, to “de-Nazify” and “demilitarize” Ukraine, President Putin remains an enigma. …

 

Could Belarus, a ‘100% Pariah Now,’ Lose Its Bid for a UN Security Council Seat?

Is Belarus’s current bid for a United Nations Security Council seat in serious trouble? Shortly after Russian missiles began ripping through the pre-dawn skies over Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and Kharkiv, an industrial city near the Russian border, a military convoy …

 

In the Middle of an Emergency UN Session on Ukraine, Russia Declares War

As the 15 ambassadors in the United Nations Security Council hurried late Wednesday night into the chamber to meet for an emergency session on Ukraine — and most of them calling for a de-escalation of tensions — President Vladimir Putin, …
 

Vietnam’s UN Envoy on Reasons to Forgive but Not to Forget

On days when the sky in Dang Xa, a village in North Vietnam, was a crisp shade of blue, 7-year-old Dang Dinh Quy would climb to the top of a tree to watch the United States bomber planes dodge the …

 

Russia and US Trade Jabs in the UN Security Council Over the Fate of Ukraine

The United States and Russia publicly aired their stances and concerns over the Ukraine crisis in a United Nations Security Council meeting, with the US calling Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders a “clear and consequential threat to peace and …

 

Sexism and Violence Against Women MPs in Africa Is Pervasive, a New Report Reveals

After four hours of torture, Flora Igoki Terah arrived at Nairobi Women’s Hospital on Sept. 7, 2007, with smashed bones, a shaven head and clumps of human feces jammed in her throat. Months before the attack, Terah’s torturers sent her …

 

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