Living Through the Pandemic in the World’s Most Livable City
Mona Ali Khalil April 9, 2020
VIENNA — Since moving to Austria in 2018, I have enjoyed the comparably high standard of living and relatively low cost of living that the …
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What the Pandemic Means for UN Peacekeeping Work
Robert Ulrich Nagel and Melanne Verveer April 8, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Covid-19 poses major challenges for people and governments around the world and for the United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for …
Was China a Less-Than-Ideal President to Lead the UN Security Council in a Crisis?
Stéphanie Fillion April 7, 2020
In early March, China appeared to be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel back home in containing the coronavirus spread, while in …
Across the Globe, Domestic Violence Rises as the Coronavirus Rages
Barbara Crossette April 6, 2020
For many women worldwide, the fear and suffering caused by the catastrophic viral pandemic is made even more unbearable and frightening by gender violence, as …
Is Kelly Craft Out of the Loop on Trump’s Pandemic Plans?
Irwin Arieff April 4, 2020
President Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo love to label Covid-19 as the “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus.” But Kelly Craft, the United States …
The Pandemic Forces UN Women to Shelve the Feminist Forums Until 2021
Barbara Crossette April 3, 2020
UN Women is postponing two long-planned international meetings designed to give civil society groups a leading role in advancing gender rights 25 years after a …
The Dominican Republic’s Hope for April: Smooth Sailing
Stéphanie Fillion April 2, 2020
With the incremental transformation the Security Council has gone through in March by transferring the bulk of its meetings online, the Dominican Republic’s special envoy …
A New Tool Tracks Government Policies Responding to the Pandemic
Dulcie Leimbach April 1, 2020
As the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, plagues the world, a new tool to track and compare how government policies are contending with the pandemic has been …
The UN in New York Shuts Physically as Most Personnel Telecommute: Updates
Stéphanie Fillion March 15, 2020
The coronavirus has officially hit the United Nations at its New York City headquarters. On Thursday, March 12, the first reported case was confirmed by …
Gender Imbalances: Missing Girls and Vanishing Men
Joseph Chamie March 31, 2020
Normally, the numbers of males and females in a human population are about the same across all such populations. However, pregnancy interventions by couples and …
UN Women’s Forum in Mexico City Is Under Review
Barbara Crossette March 29, 2020
Another highlight of the year marking the 25th anniversary of a breakthrough international conference in Beijing on women’s rights has fallen victim to the global …
The Security Council Goes Silent as the Secretary-General Opens Up
Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela March 27, 2020
For the coronavirus outbreak, UN-Scripted, our podcast series, is ramping up its coverage by offering a bonus episode this week. This time, we look at …
The UN’s War Plan Against the Coronavirus as It Attacks the Globe
Dulcie Leimbach and Stéphanie Fillion March 26, 2020
The coronavirus officially hit the United Nations at its New York City headquarters on March 12, when the first reported case was announced by the …
Afghan Women on the US-Taliban Peace Deal: We Refuse to Shut Up
Samea Shanori and Fiona Shukri March 25, 2020
Afghan women’s inclusion in the current peace negotiations with the Taliban and the United States has become an international cause célèbre. But calls for participation of …
The UN Security Council Is MIA as the Coronavirus Ravages the World
Mona Ali Khalil March 24, 2020
Although much of the world is closing temporarily due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, the United Nations Security Council must stay open — meeting …
In a Crisis, Does the UN Have a Leadership Succession Plan?
Laura E. Kirkpatrick March 23, 2020
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, continues to go into the UN headquarters building in New York City to work — even as Covid-19 races …
Stranded in Tunisia, an American’s Odyssey in the Times of Coronavirus
Barbara Crossette March 22, 2020
Jeffrey Laurenti, an American writer who specializes on the United Nations and international affairs, is a contributor to PassBlue. He was in Italy in early …
From Africa, News of an Evolving Coronavirus Threat
Barbara Crossette March 20, 2020
Many African governments, often insisting that all cases of coronavirus were imported from outside the continent by travelers, are now grappling with evidence of local …
Can Global Diplomacy Survive Covid-19? Our Latest Podcast Episode
Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela March 19, 2020
On March 13, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ordered New York-based personnel to start working from home as of March 16, to last until April …
Beijing+25 Moves to the Next Stage: Vast Uncertainty
Barbara Crossette March 16, 2020
This year was intended to be a celebratory time for women: the 25th anniversary of the momentous Beijing conference on women’s rights and how to …
A UN Diplomat From the Philippines Has the Coronavirus as It Hits New York
Dulcie Leimbach March 12, 2020
As the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus keeps rising in New York City this week, the United Nations remains open for business for …
