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South Sudan, Africa’s youngest country, is heading into the lean growing season, when hunger can peak. It is also embroiled in a nasty power brawl between its president and the vice president as fighting in the northeast escalates, driving people …
- Dulcie Leimbach
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Vorzel, a village of about 6,900 people in the city of Bucha, was once a refuge for Ukrainians fleeing Russian occupation in the east in 2014. Hidden by forests of thin-leaf trees and shrubs, Vorzel provided safety — until a …
- Damilola Banjo
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With her calm demeanor and academic background, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has quickly become one of the most talked-about political figures worldwide. Despite having no experience in foreign policy, over the past two months, she has impressed people inside her …
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister and finance minister of Canada, criticized the tariffs imposed by the United States government on Canada over the last few weeks, calling them an act of “self-mutilation.”Speaking at a “Her Power” event …
- Damilola Banjo
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Donald Trump’s recent remarks calling for the United States to “take back” the Panama Canal — claiming it is controlled by China — have ignited alarm among Panamanian officials and citizens alike. The comments have stirred painful memories of the …
The Security Council has extended the United Nations-African Union operation fighting the Al Shabab jihadists in Somalia by five years, but uncertainties and imponderables abound — including the new funding shocks ushered in by President Donald Trump in January. The …
- Anton Ferreira
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From Haiti to Sudan, from Syria to Ukraine, emails pleading for support and donations started pouring in after United States President Donald Trump stopped the operations of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID. Trump’s executive order on …
- Ilgin Yorulmaz
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On Nov. 5, American voters will choose their 47th president. Combined, the likely candidates, Joe Biden, a Democrat and the incumbent, and Donald Trump, a Republican former president and a recently convicted felon, have run seven times for the country’s …
Welcome to a special episode of PassBlue podcast series UNSCripted. I’m Jessica Le Masurier, and I’m joined by Hala Rharrit, the Arabic language spokesperson for the Mideast-North Africa region for the United States State Department who recently resigned in protest …
The United States is urging the global South to call out Russia’s aggression in Ukraine as many parts of the world continue to confront food insecurity because of the 17-month-old war. Robert Wood, an alternate ambassador for the US at …
- Damilola Banjo
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Early and often during his 2016 run for the presidency, Donald Trump vowed to pull Washington out of the Iran nuclear agreement the moment he arrived at the White House. The pact, brokered the year before by Barack Obama, working …
This week, the Taliban carried out their first execution, letting a man shoot the person who allegedly murdered his son. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN …
- Damilola Banjo
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President Joseph Biden has invited 49 African national leaders and the head of the African Union to the White House this month for a summit emphasizing America’s “enduring” commitment to the continent and continued collaboration on such global priorities as …
- Remmy Bahati
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Iran’s new ambassador to the United Nations stunned journalists recently when he read a contentious statement to them in response to an informal Security Council meeting on the current protests in Iran. The envoy delivered his remarks to reporters …
- Kourosh Ziabari
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Four months ago, Russia was flagged for breaching international aviation law, and the United Nations has yet to replace dozens of grounded Russian-leased aircraft as a result of the violation. The UN’s response to the International Civil Aviation Authority’s warning …
- Dawn Clancy
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