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Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news coming out of the organization. This week, world leaders descended on New
Our favorite photos taken at The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on 18-22 Sept. 2023
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It is no secret that United Nations mediation is in a state of decline. The UN is no longer in the lead role in …
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A year ago, as Covid-19 took its toll on countless lives and livelihoods and presented yet another reminder of how global crises inevitably require …
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The United Nations Secretariat has received requests from both the ousted government of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held hostage in Niger’s …
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In 2014, the Syrian conflict appeared to be spinning out of control. Reaching new levels of horror and suffering that inflicted death, displacement and …
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Russia Blames the West, an ‘Empire of Lies,’ for All Global Ills —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used his speech on Saturday, toward …
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Special Features

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At the UN

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Special Report: We Joined NATO to Protect Ourselves From ‘Aggressive’ Russia, Finland’s Foreign Minister Says

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US Secretary of State Blinken’s Homage to the UN

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Does the UN Pension Fund Really Need to Invest in Financial Derivatives?

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