Rules of war are being shredded by combatants with virtually no accountability. It’s one of several key issues for the UN’s new leader to tackle.
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The race between the incumbent president and Flávio Bolsonaro is a part of a decades-long right-left split in the country over the meaning of the nation.
The $33 billion that African countries received under the IMF’s special drawing rights after COVID didn’t add to their debt, came without conditions and didn’t cost donors a cent.
The Ukrainian president is trying to convince the US and other allies to double down on their support, but there are myriad other distractions.
Pacific Island support for Israel in the United Nations goes beyond a shared Judeo-Christian belief system. It involves a fundamental emphasis on community based on connection and relationships.
Geopolitical concerns have once again brought the UN security council to a standstill.
Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
The challenge is to ensure that the bank is making decisions on a principled and predictable basis.
A lack of political will has impeded any progress on disarmament for nearly four decades.
The United Nations’ decision to ask the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on countries’ climate obligations has been hailed as a ‘turning point in climate justice’.
Despite the rhetoric and condemnation from UN leaders gathered in New York, Russian plans to annex eastern parts of Ukraine cannot be stopped. What could happen next?
By raising the Mauritian flag on the Chagos Islands, the east African nation has reasserted – if only symbolically – its claim to sovereignty.
A survey of the commemorations since 2014 reveals the politicking behind the writing of history and Rwanda’s place in the world.
The country has not had a seat at the Security Council table for 24 years.
While a new report from the IPCC highlights the need for urgent climate change action, Morrison used his address to the UN to strongly defend the government’s performance on climate change.
The US has historically asked for international support when brewing conflicts in the Middle East boiled over.
The end of effective antibiotics will be frightening. Life expectancy will fall dramatically and people of all ages will die from illnesses that we are used to treating with $10 worth of pills.
Guterres must know the world we live in today more globally and more intimately than many a former minister or executive.
There’s one important piece of the puzzle we’re missing when it comes to antimicrobial resistance.
The U.N. and other leaders met to discuss coordinating an international response to unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants. Two migration experts examine issues the summits left unresolved.
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