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Two weeks after the United States imposed sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the ...
The UN system is contending with “unprecedented scrutiny” as it deals with a major financial problem and plans for structural reforms. “Once a taboo subject,” the essayist writes, “even the potential ...
Penguins at the Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, where UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited in 2023 to see the effects of the climate crisis in the continent. He will name ...
UN80 Plan Spells Doom for the Organization's Core Work, Insiders Say - PassBlueAt the same time, there’s consensus among member states and the broader UN community that the organization needs reform ...
At a press briefing held by US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, she outlined her country’s agenda as rotating president of the Security Council this month, focusing mainly on AI, Ukraine and Sudan.
Special Report: Netanyahu of Israel; Mottley of Barbados - PassBlueThe US delegation in the General Assembly during Netanyahu’s speech. Biden’s team is working with a few other countries to try to ...
Vuk Jeremic is a former Serbian foreign minister who may be positioning himself to run for the next UN secretary-general. He is now affiliated with a new independent, volunteer-run group focusing on ...
How Arria-Formula Meetings Got Their Name and Changed the Way the UN Security Council Works - PassBlueWhile representing his country at the UN and serving in the Security Council, Arria helped create ...
The UN World Conference of the International Women’s Year opened in Mexico City on June 19, 1975, with 110 delegations present at the opening session. Patricia Hutar, the delegate for the United ...
Although the outdoor space of the Riverview Cafeteria at UN headquarters in New York features long views of the East River and parts of the boroughs, the critic found the cafeteria’s food less than ...
Commenting on “cancel culture,” Putin said on March 25, 2022: “Today, they are seeking to ‘cancel’ an entire centuries-old country, our people. I mean the growing discrimination of everything that is ...