- Damilola Banjo
- • September 27, 2023
Despite its status as an international pariah over its invasion of Ukraine and strong opposition from dozens of countries at the United Nations, Russia is seeking to reclaim a seat on the Human Rights Council in an election slated for …

- Opinion by Thomas G. Weiss
- September 26, 2023
Parachuting into the frenzy of Manhattan’s East Side last week exposed the usual traffic snarls and not-so diplomatic cacophony about the United Nations. The noise …

- Damilola Banjo
- September 25, 2023
Elina Valtonen, Finland’s foreign affairs minister, told PassBlue that her country joined NATO this year for security reasons, given that Finland has the longest border …
- Opinion by Thomas G. Weiss
- • September 26, 2023
Parachuting into the frenzy of Manhattan’s East Side last week exposed the usual traffic snarls and not-so diplomatic cacophony about the United Nations. The noise …
- Damilola Banjo
- • September 25, 2023
Elina Valtonen, Finland’s foreign affairs minister, told PassBlue that her country joined NATO this year for security reasons, given that Finland has the longest border …
- Arthur Bassas
- • September 24, 2023
Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news coming out of the organization. This week, world leaders descended on New York City for the opening debate …
- Clair MacDougall
- • September 24, 2023
Burkina Faso hit out at the “diplomatic hypocrisy” of France, the United Nations and other West African states for their treatment of Sahelian countries and threats to Niger, including its …
- Anastasiia Carrier and Dawn Clancy
- • September 23, 2023
Russia Blames the West, an ‘Empire of Lies,’ for All Global Ills — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used his speech on Saturday, toward the end of the United Nations …
- Damilola Banjo
- • September 22, 2023
Barbados: The Time for Reparative Justice Has Come — Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley said that reparative justice is inevitable for countries that suffered the horrendous consequences of …
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