Denis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq—he resigned when the UN ...
“What this new U.N. Human Rights Committee decision does is allow lawyers to actually use this precedent-setting text to argue in future court cases [for] a client that fits within this kind of narrow definition.” ...
“Today’s vote indicates that the U.N.R.W.A. plays a major role in serving millions of Palestinian refugees and that the latest U.S.’ stance against such a vital U.N. organ is being rejected by majority of world ...
“I see a new momentum. I believe in these last few months [there has been] a turning point.” World leaders gathered at the UN climate summit in New York City on Monday in the wake ...
The fate of the planet is in the balance. But so is the fate of humanity. The United Nations General Assembly gathers this week at the UN headquarters in New York City. This is the ...
The Women’s Refugee Commission report details the atrocities faced by refugees in camps in Libya, and the brutality of the Libyan Coast Guard, both of which have been financed by the European Union in an ...
The beginning of 2019 means a turnover of seats at the United Nations Security Council, but will that change anything? Five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have begun to assume responsibilities for ...
The Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated that a bus bombing in Yemen last month that killed 51 (40 of whom were children) could not be justified. Both countries admit a mistake in the attack. ...
Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan is dead. After a short illness, the global peace icon and a role model for leadership died peacefully at the age of 80 on Saturday 18th in a Switzerland ...
Former Columbian president declared recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state, but will the declaration hold under the new administration? Last Wednesday, Colombia’s outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the Columbian government would recognize ...
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, is planning to invite Yemen’s conflicting parties to Geneva on September 6 in hopes of a peace negotiation. A Strive for Peace During the U.N. Security ...
A confidential report released by the United Nations (UN) stated that North Korea is continuing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in violation of an international sanction but others disagree. The 149-page report obtained by ...
Humanitarian efforts are currently under serious threats in war-torn Yemen. Major parts of the country are reeling from the devastating results of a long, drawn-out war between government forces backed by foreign nations and local ...
Refugees at the Kakuma Refugee Camp celebrated World Refugee Day on June 20 just like in any other refugee center around the world; but with a bustling economy and a spending power running into tens ...
On Tuesday, the U.S. announced it withdrew from the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council and referenced the council’s bias against Israel. The Trump administration’s exit from the council is the latest in a series ...
Over 68 million people worldwide were forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution, and violence in 2017 according to the latest report from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR). That translates to one person every ...
On Friday, The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly elected Germany, Belgium, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, and South Africa as new U.N.S.C. non-permanent members for a two year term starting from Jan.1, 2019. Indonesia gained 144 ...
There could be light at the end of the tunnel for the more than 12 million people of South Sudan who have had to contend with violent and politically instigated clashes over the last five ...
Last Thursday, the United Nation (UN) Security Council unanimously agreed on a first-ever resolution that addresses conflict-induced famine and links hunger to war. The resolution also condemns starvation as a method of warfare. The newly-adopted ...
The UN sanctions placed on Iraq after the Gulf War are highly controversial. When will we stop playing war games with children's lives? Who will have the courage to seek another way?
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