Evelyn Leopold
Evelyn Leopold is a veteran United Nations reporter since 1990. She was a Reuters correspondent for 40 years and now freelances for a variety of publications. She has served in Britain, Germany and Kenya and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Overseas Press Club and the Newswomen’s Club of New York. She is chair of the Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists, was awarded a gold medal in reporting by the UN Correspondents Association and co-authored a book on women in the former East Germany.
- Evelyn Leopold
- • August 29, 2023
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With the death of Yevgeny Prgozhin, the leader of the brutal Wagner Group, Russia seems determined to allow the mercenaries to operate in Africa, particularly in Mali and the Central African Republic. Murders, theft of resources and rape characterize the Wagner Group’s …
- Categories: Africa, Gender Violence, Security Council, UN Peacekeeping
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • January 30, 2023
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Everyone talks about reforming the United Nations Security Council but change remains elusive after decades of debates. This past year, the voices for expanding the Council became louder, yet few can agree on how to do it. And they were …
- Categories: General Assembly, Security Council, US-UN Relations
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • September 21, 2020
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President Trump failed to deliver an expected video speech for the United Nations’ 75th anniversary commemoration. Instead, the acting deputy United States ambassador addressed the ceremony live from UN headquarters. From Washington, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced new sanctions against …
- Categories: General Assembly, Nuclear Disarmament, UN75, US Foreign Relations
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • September 15, 2020
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The Trump administration has attempted to trigger a 30-day-clock on extending an arms embargo on Iran that expires on Oct. 18. But the United States position, aimed at mandating all United Nations members to follow its lead, is opposed by …
- Categories: Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • August 14, 2020
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Doomed from the start, the United States asked the 14 other United Nations Security Council members to approve a resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran that expires on Oct. 18. The embargo is part of the Security Council …
- Categories: Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, US-UN Relations
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • June 30, 2019
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The United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians is vastly short of funds for 5.4 million people, while the Trump administration is doing its best to shut down the program and initiate new, albeit controversial financing. At issue was a “workshop” …
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