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As the United Nations gears up to select its next leader for the 2027-2021 term, here are the key rules and conventions to guide the process. The basics of the process are outlined in the UN Charter, Article 97, which …
United States President Trump has made it abundantly clear that the United Nations needs to shrink and to spend less. Washington is now suggesting that cuts in salaries of personnel be made across the international organization. American diplomats at the …
This Week @UN: Palantir’s creepy reach; Nigerian wows UN peacekeeping; can the UN Charter survive a review? Plus: Pita in Gaza; Congo ceasefire tool; more UN80 reform details; World Food Day letdowns; adiós, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation; Venezuela-US escalations. We encourage …
The mood during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week in late September was more somber than celebratory. French President Emmanuel Macron captured it succinctly, saying: “This 80th anniversary isn’t a party.” There are plenty of reasons that few people …
During the United Nations General Assembly high-level week in late September, calls grew louder than ever for the world body to finally appoint a woman as secretary-general. For eight decades, the UN’s top post has been held exclusively by men. …
This Week @UN: Kyrgyzstan joins anti-nukes treaty; Armenia’s peace with Azerbaijan; a UN gang force OK’d for Haiti; Azeri “show trial” for an Armenian. Plus: South Sudan courts; Gaza peace?; Taliban Internet cuts; Israel seizes a flotilla; recalling Lampedusa. BREAKING: …
This Week @UN: Our ground-breaking coverage of the General Assembly’s high-level week is here!! Follow us on Blue Sky, Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. • Our #1 story: Special Report: Zelensky Pushes New Drone Technology to Stop Russia’s Aggression, …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky devoted most of his speech at the 80th General Assembly high-level session to appeal for new war technology to defend his country better as its skylines are being bombarded by Russia regularly with cheap, one-way drones …
This Week @UN: Ending Israel’s occupation; Syria’s new leader @UN; battle over next UN boss; UN can last without the US. Plus: Childbirth in Gaza streets; Guterres on UNGA80; Colombia peace deal in action; UN envoy for Syria quits; Jimmy …
One year ago, against the backdrop of deep geopolitical divides, the United Nations came together to adopt the Pact for the Future and its companion agreements, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. These landmark agreements were …
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — Britain, China, France, United States and Russia — may be deadlocked on many global issues, but they put aside their differences to preserve their primary influence over the selection …
With illegal settlements rising and settler violence surging in the West Bank, and with famine and relentless bombing killing more than 64,000 Palestinians in Gaza so far, most of them women and children, the world is looking to see what, …
Welcome back to our weekly summary after a pause in August. We’ve made changes to our headline and produced a more streamlined format for faster reading, though this issue is on the longish side. Let us know what you think. …
Every September for as long as anyone can remember, the United Nations General Assembly turns New York City into an epicenter of diplomacy, advocacy, deal-making, global partying and Midtown traffic jams. The 80th UNGA, as it’s known, opens its annual …
For the past 75 years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has been “the custodian of Palestine refugee rights,” a protector of their lives and a source of their livelihoods. It is now facing possible demise. …
