- Damilola Banjo
- • March 24, 2023
This week, we report on Russia getting its first hint that it might someday be held accountable for its territorial assault on Ukraine. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other …
- Kourosh Ziabari
- • March 23, 2023
Billed as the first of its kind in a generation, the United Nations is holding a heavily attended water conference in New York City this week, drawing attention to countries’ needs for sustainable water resources and sanitation facilities, especially …
- Dawn Clancy
- • March 21, 2023
LONDON — In seeking justice and accountability for alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, urged United Nations member states to stay focused on “the suffering of humanity” and …
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- Anastasiia Carrier
- • March 20, 2023
The International Criminal Court has just issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, for the alleged crime of unlawfully deporting and …
- Margot Wallström
- • March 19, 2023
Recently, I attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA. It is the first such hearing in the United States Senate since 1984, and …
- Damilola Banjo
- • March 17, 2023
This week, we focus on countries with enduring humanitarian disasters, plus big news from the International Criminal Court on Russia. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most …
- Deborah Baldwin
- • March 16, 2023
There’s nothing like a rousing debate over gender equality to pique one’s appetite. Luckily, the United Nations sits along one of New York City’s secret gastro-arteries, a stretch of …
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