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O, Canada, Where Are You at the #UNGA?
Prime Minister Trudeau addressing the Unifor Constitutional Convention in Quebec City, Aug. 19, 2019. He was not scheduled to come to the UN General Assembly opening session in September, but deciding...
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Women Sighted at #UNGA. Plus: Iran’s Warnings to the US and Russians Denied...
A historic first at the UN General Assembly high-level debate: an all-female bench from Norway. From left front row: Prime Minister Erna Solberg; Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide; Ambassador...
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The Oscars of International Politics: A #UNGA74 Recap
António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, and Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, at the VIP luncheon during the annual UN General Assembly opening session, Sept. 24, 2019. It was Merkel’s...
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Pakistan to India: ‘There Will Be Bloodshed’
Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan at the Sept. 24 world leaders’ luncheon, during the UN General Assembly week of high-level speeches. While Khan slipped quietly to his table at the lunch, his nemesis,...
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Salvaging the SDGs: New Thinking to Spur Action Takes Shape
Progress on the universal Sustainable Development Goals was scrutinized during the UN’s annual opening session of the General Assembly in September, and the news was not good. Some ambitions, like safe...
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The UN Can Do Much More to Resolve Khashoggi’s Murder, Says Agnès Callamard
Agnès Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, center, has been the sole voice in the UN system to demand a criminal investigation into resolving the...
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Global Leaders Missed a Crucial Chance to Propel the SDGs, Especially on Good...
A pro-Kurdistan independence rally in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, 2017. Governments missed an opportunity to advance the Sustainable Development Goal on good governance at the...
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US Money for Global Women’s Health Is Jeopardized Again
The Trump administration and its allies in the US Congress have again refused to end their severe restrictions on aid to health programs for women globally, including a repeal of the global gag rule. A...
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Africa Will No Longer Be Sidelined: South Africa’s Goal on the UN Security...
Ambassador Jerry Matthews Matjila of South Africa speaking to reporters outside the UN Security Council, Oct. 9, 2019. As president of the Council for the month, he is taking its members on a trip to...
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The $67 Billion UN Pension Fund: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The UN pension fund for staff members has been mired in problems for years. Now, it is slow-walking reforms, says a close observer. Here, a scene at the UN General Assembly opening session, Sept. 28,...
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Why Wait Until Trump Starts Talking to the Paintings?
President Trump speaking this year at the National Association of Realtors. Ousting him through impeachment would be the first step in restoring America’s standing internationally, the author argues....
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A Plan From Darfuri Women to Make Sudan’s New Democracy Work
An ambitious plan to guide the new Sudanese government’s transition to democracy has been presented by a Darfuri women’s rights group to Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who is also brand-new to office....
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Hillary Clinton on Trump’s Foreign Policy: It’s All About Waiting for His...
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, speaking on Oct. 15, 2019, about China, Syria/Turkey, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and other current US foreign policy points. Moderating is William...
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UN Women Is Criticized for Appearing to Take Sides on Decriminalizing ‘Sex Work’
A coalition of civil society organizations is petitioning UN Women, which is devoted to promoting gender equality worldwide, to think twice about supporting the decriminalization of prostitution, as UN...
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The Cold War Returns as Russia and Iran Disrupt UN Work to Protest Visa...
Vershinin Vasilievich, deputy foreign minister of Russia, chairs a Security Council meeting on Syria, Sept. 30, 2019. Behind him is Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the UN. Russia and Iran are...
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A New UK Hotline for Victims of Sexual Harassment Is ‘Constantly Ringing’
A new free dedicated hotline in Britain for women to report sexual harassment at work has been inundated with calls from women of all ages, suggesting the problem may be pervasive. A new hotline is...
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A New Academic Home Opens for Collecting ‘the Best’ Research on Peacemaking
A UN peacekeeper at a memorial in Khiam, in south Lebanon, where four UN soldiers were killed by Israeli bombers, using American-made weapons, during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. A new...
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Russia, Iran, the US and Visas: The Cold War Heats Up at the UN, a Podcast...
Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s top diplomat to the UN, briefing the media, Oct. 16, 2019. Russia and Iran have been vigorously protesting US visa denials to dozens of their diplomats. Our new podcast...
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The Moment to End Turkey’s Other War, in Cyprus, Is Fading Fast
The flag of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, embedded in the mountains, can be seen from everywhere in Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus. It is a stark reminder of...
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Guess Who Trump Considered for the UN Job in 2016? A Democrat
Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic candidate for US president, in Concord, N.H., Feb. 16, 2019. The US representative from Hawaii has announced she is not running for re-election in Congress. She has also...
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