[…] to defend . . . freedom of navigation, overflight” and to “level the economic playing field . . . to safeguard security and prosperity for decades.” — DAWN CLANCY President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, dressed in his trademark combat style, at the UN. It was his first in-person appearance at the world body as his […]
[…] the US ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice, attended the event but did not give remarks. Discussions on what shape the final tribunal will take are continuing. — DAWN CLANCY This AM at the UN – Packed house as member states gather to commemorate the 25th anniv of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the […]
[…] on the contributions of regional, subregional and bilateral arrangements to the prevention and peaceful resolution of disputes.” He said: “I count on your participation in October.” — DAWN CLANCY President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria pitched the idea of a Marshall Plan type of financial package for Africa to reach the SDGs by 2030, but Nigerian […]
[…] Ecowas, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, have threatened military force to oust the coup contingent and restore democracy in Niger. — DULCIE LEIMBACH Influence: Dawn Clancy, a regular contributor to PassBlue, moderated a panel on Sept. 15, at the Church Center for the United Nations, on “Inclusive Global Governance for a Peaceful […]
[…] to them. Day 4’s roundup features the leaders of three diverse countries — Barbados, Burkina Faso and South Sudan — as well as an exclusive interview by Dawn Clancy with President Egils Levits of Latvia, a Baltic country that shares a long border — 108 miles — with Russia. Finally, the Danes throw a party […]
[…] UN and related arenas, please give now. Your gifts matter dearly to us, just as our reporting on the world body matters to you. • PassBlue influence: Dawn Clancy, one of our regular reporters (the Tweet below, bottom right photo) sat down on Nov. 10 with young policymakers from across the globe attending Friedrich Ebert […]
[…] the Eid holiday. Thursday, June 29 • At Long Last, the UN Votes to Create a System to Find the Fate of Missing Syrians in the War: Dawn Clancy reports on good news for Syrian civilians: The General Assembly adopted a resolution to create a mechanism to determine the fate of all the missing people […]
[…] missing relatives who have been arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared or abducted during the Syrian armed conflict, a 12-year-old civil war that remains active, despite waning media attention. Dawn Clancy writes about the efforts of the coalition as the UN stalls. The story shot to #1 among our most-popular items this week. • Spokesperson’s briefing: Three […]
[…] Tuesday, May 23 • The Divide Hardens on What a Special Court for the Crime of Aggression by Russia Should Look Like: Reporting from Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, Dawn Clancy describes the thorny, ongoing debate over the core group of countries supporting a special tribunal to try Russian top leaders for the crime of aggression in […]
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[…] Debate: At the Security Council debate, the topic of “effective multilateralism” through defense of the UN Charter was discussed, with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, the chairperson. Dawn Clancy wrote about the intrigues of Russia’s monthly rotating presidency of the Council in April while it wages a territorial war in Ukraine. Relatedly, Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign […]
[…] lead the charge “toward a freer and more just world.” “We are the authors of history,” he said in his closing remarks. “We can do this.” — DAWN CLANCY President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was the only leader to speak by pre-recorded video to the Assembly. He presented a “formula for peace” that “punishes crime, […]
[…] relative safety in Poland took nearly two months as she trekked from town to town in Ukraine and even encountered a “filtration camp” run by Russian troops. DAWN CLANCY/PASSBLUE WARSAW, Poland — Olena’s journey begins in the smoldering shadow of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, but whether her escape to safety will end […]
[…] Africa’s Sahel region is in turmoil due to the hasty and ill-considered intervention in Libya a decade ago.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s remarks. — DULCIE LEIMBACH and DAWN CLANCY • Stephen Schlesinger’s Sept. 14, 2020 essay for PassBlue on the “mysterious” relationship between President Putin and (former) President Trump trended upward significantly this week. The […]
[…] is a Swedish former top legal official for the UN experienced in handling war criminals. As the Russia-Ukraine war edges toward a full year, he told Passblue’s Dawn Clancy in several interviews how the UN could start a special tribunal to prosecute top Russian officials for the crime of aggression in Ukraine. The article follows […]
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