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.
- Anastasiia Carrier and Dawn Clancy
- • September 23, 2023
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Russia Blames the West, an ‘Empire of Lies,’ for All Global Ills —Â 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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- Dawn Clancy and Damilola Banjo
- • September 20, 2023
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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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- Dawn Clancy and Maurizio Guerrero
- • September 19, 2023
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Biden Pushes Global Unity as Russia Keeps Demolishing Ukraine —Â 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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- Dawn Clancy
- • August 24, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • July 21, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • June 29, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • May 23, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • April 24, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • March 28, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • March 21, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • February 23, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • February 21, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • January 18, 2023
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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
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- Dawn Clancy
- • December 20, 2022
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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…
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- Dawn Clancy
- • November 8, 2022
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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…
- Categories: Secretary-General, Ukraine-Russia War, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations