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Fatima Gailani speaks at the launch of the Women’s Jirga for Afghanistan (WJA),

[UN: March 13] Massive Upheaval in Lebanon, US War on Global Women’s Rights & Lots More

This Week @UN: Haitians stuck in Mexico; seeking the right UN SecGen; US battles women’s rights; Security Council condemns Iran; triumphing over sexual harassment. Plus: Mass displacement in Lebanon; SecGen in Türkiye & Lebanon; Gaza/West Bank/Israel; drone deadfare in Sudan; …

Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran

[UN: March 6] ‘Killing With Impunity,’ ‘Madame President’ & Lots More

This Week @UN: US/Israel avoid condemnation; Taliban’s gender apartheid; Melania Trump mum on killed Iranian children; counterterrorism mystery money; Swedish-Epstein pen pals. Plus: Mideast; peacekeepers attacked; Afghanistan/Pakistan; “killing with impunity”; 2 new UN secretary-general candidates Stay abreast of UN & …

[Feb. 27: UN] Melania in the Hot Seat, Cindy McCain of WFP to Depart & Lots More

This Week @UN: NYC backs Turtle Bay; prosecuting Russia’s war; US abstains on Ukraine. Plus: No peace in Ukraine; Gaza amputees; US 1st Lady gavels; World Food Program boss leaving; Palestinian pulls candidacy; Pakistan’s fresh fighting with Taliban. • Stay …

[Feb. 20: UN] Board of Peace Rock ‘n’ Roll, Royal Epstein Fallout & Lots More

This Week @UN: Fixing e-waste economies; US cuts counterextremism funding; UN Security Council’s doubts about Trump’s Board of Peace. Plus: Gaza/West Bank miseries; Jesse Jackson @UN; Board of Peace debut; defending Francesca Albanese; more Epstein “atrocities”; AI dignity; 1 country/4 …

Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan

UN Security Council Meets on Gaza, the Day Before Trump’s Board of Peace Convenes

The United Nations Security Council, like the rest of the world, will be watching the inaugural meeting on Feb. 19 of President Trump’s Board of Peace, the new entity established by a Council resolution to implement the US-led 20-point peace …

[UN: Feb. 13] New Flareups Over Francesca Albanese, Norwegian Diplomacy Takes a Hit & Lots More

This Week @UN: UK’s women’s rights agenda; battling for a woman SecGen; Board of Peace’s only Palestinian woman. Plus: West Bank encroachments; South Sudan’s volatility; Ukraine’s front line; France lashes out; Haiti’s gang recruitments; #1 olive oil producer. • Stay …

Who’s the Sole Palestinian Woman in the US-Led Board of Peace?

In Gaza, Hana al-Tarazi has spent years as a lawyer working on cases that turn on the details of both civil law and Islamic jurisprudence in courtrooms where women still fight to be heard. These include personal-status disputes that can …

James Kariuki, Britain’s chargé d’affaires to the UN

Britain Pushes the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, but Will It Matter?

James Kariuki, Britain’s chargé d’affaires to the United Nations, says his country will continue to push the ambitions of the women, peace and security agenda as a permanent member and rotating president of the Security Council this month. It remains …

Unifil, UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

[UN: Feb. 6] The Winter Games Begin, Bachelet of Chile Joins SecGen Race & Lots More

This Week @UN: Nuke treaty to the rescue; UN candidate’s 3 Latin backers; deadbeat donors; call DT!! Plus: Rafah crossing opens; Norwegian diplos & Epstein; Israeli threats in Lebanon; no oil for Cuba; Nigeria massacre. Stay abreast in real time: …

[UN: Jan. 30] Spain Calls for a Woman to Lead UN, Guterres’s Stark Warning & Lots More

This Week @UN: Trump to UN: Drop Dead; a female/feminist SecGen; a UN-merger risk. Plus: Gaza/West Bank/Israel; Holocaust remembrance; UN-Haiti updates; Guterres’s priorities in 2026; UN death spiral. Follow us in real time on Blue Sky, Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram …

[UN: Jan. 23] Israel Crushes UN Compound, the $108 Billion Pension Fund & Lots More

This Week @UN: A crimes against humanity treaty; Latvia finds its voice; Israel’s UN attack; UN pension review; Gazans adapt to South Africa. Plus: Trump & Gaza; UNDP relos; Greenland/Denmark; Microsoft’s AI push; Syria’s Al Hol camp. Stay current (& …

Bulldozing UNRWA’s HQ Is an Attack on the UN, Spokesperson Says

The United Nations on Tuesday condemned Israel’s demolition of the headquarters compound of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in East Jerusalem, describing the move as an attack on the world body itself. Farhan Haq, the …

Gazans Who Ended Up in South Africa Still Await Their Fate

STRUISBAAI, South Africa — Two years ago, Abdul Haddad* spent the Christmas season living in a tent on a beach in Gaza amid the horrendous conditions of the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinian territory. Like hundreds of thousands of other …

[UN: Jan. 16] US Board of Peace Members, Big Job Opening & Lots More

This Week @UN: Fighting for postwar justice; European backlash on human rights; the case against military growth; where are the SecGen candidates? Plus: Rage in Iran; Myanmar clashes; Guterres’s final priorities; Trumpland v Greenland; US Board of Peace; UK hoopla. …

Abukar Dahir Osman, ambassador of Somalia to the UN at the Security Council on Jan 5, 2026

Israeli Actions in Africa Complicate Somalia’s Presidency of the UN Security Council

The Israeli government continues to solidify its relationship with the breakaway region of Somaliland despite condemnation from the United Nations and as Somalia, which has internationally recognized rights over the semi-autonomous area, leads the Security Council in January. Gideon Saar, …

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