Dawn Clancy

Dawn Clancy is a New York City based reporter who focuses on women's issues, international conflict and diplomacy. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, she has written for The Washington Post and HuffPost.

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Special Report: Russia’s Lavrov Loves to Blame the West; Why Estonia Wants a Special Court to Try Putin

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 General Assembly’s annual debate, to recite many of the…

Categories: General Assembly, International Justice, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War, UNGA78

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Special Report: Zelensky, Blinken and Lavrov Appear in the Security Council; Nigeria and Algeria

Dawn Clancy and Damilola Banjo
• September 20, 2023

His Peace Plan Will Save Both Ukraine and the UN, Zelensky Says — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine promoted his 10-point peace formula to the United Nations Security Council, meant to end Russia’s war in his country. Among the…

Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War, UNGA78

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Special Report: US and Ukraine; Türkiye and South Africa; Brazil and Cuba; UNGA Analysis

Dawn Clancy and Maurizio Guerrero
• September 19, 2023

Biden Pushes Global Unity as Russia Keeps Demolishing Ukraine — President Joe Biden called for unity and partnership as world leaders gathered at what he described as an “inflection point in world history,” where nations must work together to…

Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Latin America, SDGs, Secretary-General, UNGA78

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The UN Is Still Doing Business With Russia, Is That O.K.?

Dawn Clancy
• August 24, 2023

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has not discouraged the United Nations from buying millions of dollars of goods and services from Moscow, according to the latest annual statistical report on UN procurement, published in July. In 2022, UN purchases…

Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Secretary-General, Ukraine-Russia War

Russia, Türkiye and Qatar May Be Considering a Deal to Send Russian Grain to African ‘Countries in Need’

Dawn Clancy
• July 21, 2023

Russia, Türkiye and Qatar may be ready to discuss a draft agreement to export Russian agricultural products to countries most vulnerable to the threat of famine, according to a tripartite document allegedly being considered by the governments. The deal,…

Categories: Africa, Asia, Secretary-General, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War

At Long Last, the UN Votes to Create a System to Find the Fate of Missing Syrians in the War

Dawn Clancy
• June 29, 2023

Syrians who have spent years agonizing over the whereabouts of their jailed or disappeared relatives are one crucial step closer to clarifying the fate and whereabouts of their missing loved ones, as the United Nations General Assembly approved a…

Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights, Middle East

The Divide Hardens on What a Special Court for the Crime of Aggression by Russia Should Look Like

Dawn Clancy
• May 23, 2023

TALLINN, Estonia –– Efforts to create a special tribunal to try Russian leaders for the crime of aggression in Ukraine is exposing a deepening divide between the Group of 7 countries and their European allies over how to…

Categories: General Assembly, ICC, International Justice, Ukraine-Russia War

Russia’s Defense of the UN Charter as It Wages War Brings Both Outrage and Shrugs in the Security Council

Dawn Clancy
• April 24, 2023

Remarkably, it was business as usual at Monday’s much-anticipated United Nations Security Council debate on “effective multilateralism” through the defense of the UN Charter, chaired by Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister. The meeting occurred as Russia, a permanent member,…

Categories: Secretary-General, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War

Will a UN Plan to Track Missing People in Syria’s War Materialize? The Jury’s Still Out

Dawn Clancy
• March 28, 2023

After many delays brought on by a devastating earthquake, shifting geopolitical alliances and paralyzing indecision among United Nations member states, the General Assembly met on Tuesday to debate the creation of an institution to help Syrian families learn the…

Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights, Middle East, Secretary-General

A Day of Unity to Hold Russia Accountable for War Crimes Signals a Rocky Road Ahead

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…

Categories: Human Rights, ICC, International Justice, Ukraine-Russia War

Countries Resoundingly Demand Russia’s Withdrawal From Ukraine in the War’s 1-Year Mark

Dawn Clancy
• February 23, 2023

On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale brutal war in Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution demanding that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally” withdraw its military forces from Ukraine; called for a “cessation…

Categories: General Assembly, Ukraine-Russia War

Syrian Families Long for Answers About Vanished Loved Ones in the War as the UN Plays Politics

Dawn Clancy
• February 21, 2023

A grass-roots coalition of Syrian families and advocacy groups has been lobbying United Nations member states and Secretary-General António Guterres to create an international system to help families across Syria learn the status of their missing relatives who have…

Categories: Asia, General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, US-UN Relations

The Time to Prosecute Top Russians for the Crime of Aggression Is Now, Says a War Tribunal Expert

Dawn Clancy
• January 18, 2023

Hans Corell knows how to establish war crime tribunals. The Swede is a former top legal expert for the United Nations who served under Secretaries-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Kofi Annan and, on behalf of the institution, was instrumental in…

Categories: General Assembly, ICC, International Justice, Security Council, US-UN Relations

UN Diplomats Negotiate First Steps to Try Russia for Crimes of Aggression

Dawn Clancy
• December 20, 2022

For months, Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, alongside Christian Wenaweser, Liechtenstein’s envoy, have been leading an effort at the UN to produce a draft resolution to support the notion of establishing an international tribunal to prosecute…

Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights, International Justice, Secretary-General, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War, US-UN Relations

For the UN, the Russian Aviation Problem and Potential Money Losses Haven’t Gone Away

Dawn Clancy
• November 8, 2022

Four months ago, Russia was flagged for breaching international aviation law, and the United Nations has yet to replace dozens of grounded Russian-leased aircraft as a result of the violation. The UN’s response to the International Civil Aviation Authority’s…