Peace and Security
- Damilola Banjo
- • March 11, 2024
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One of Japan’s foreign policy pillars is to secure world peace and stability, but with wars and diverse conflicts raging in almost all regions of the globe, Japan, known for its decades of pacifism since World War II, said the …
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- Dan Becker
- • February 18, 2024
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“The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” SAN FRANCISCO — Our third and final episode of the podcast series “Act of Creation” is ready for your ears. It’s a fitting end to a great journey. …
- Categories: Act of Creation, Peace and Security, US-UN Relations
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- Joe Penney
- • November 26, 2023
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YEREVAN, Armenia — Since Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan came to office in 2018 on the heels of a democratic revolution in which he played a central role, his administration has faced numerous security and political crises. The protracted conflict …
- Categories: Human Rights, Peace and Security, Refugees, Security Council
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 4, 2023
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In an original video conversation in September for PassBlue, Stephen Schlesinger, right, the US historian who wrote a book about the founding of the United Nations 20 years ago, talks with Bob Rae, Canada’s envoy, about the relevance of the …
- Categories: Peace and Security, UN Diplomats, US-UN Relations
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- Dawn Clancy
- • October 31, 2023
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IDLIB, Syria — In early October, a suicide drone ripped through a graduation ceremony at a military academy in Homs, Syria, killing and injuring dozens of civilians and cadets while delivering an equally devastating blow to the psyche of the …
- Categories: Middle East, Peace and Security
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- Opinion by Jamal Benomar
- • August 30, 2023
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It is no secret that United Nations mediation is in a state of decline. The UN is no longer in the lead role in conflict countries where the secretary-general and his representatives or special envoys are mandated to provide mediation …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Special Envoys
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- Joe Penney
- • August 16, 2023
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In April 2021, Islamic State jihadists overran the Mozambican town of Palma, killing dozens of people and forcing a standoff between insurgents and hundreds of civilians holed up at the Amarula Hotel. The vicious insurgency that started in 2017 had …
- Categories: Africa, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Security Council
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- Dan Becker
- • July 27, 2023
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Our latest episode of “Act of Creation” takes listeners deep into conversation with Stephen Schlesinger, author of the book of the same name, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this September and chronicles the birth of the United Nations through the …
- Categories: Act of Creation, Peace and Security, US-UN Relations
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- Nyasha Bhobo
- • June 7, 2023
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- Categories: Africa, Peace and Security, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • May 2, 2023
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Pascale Baeriswyl, Switzerland’s permanent representative to the United Nations, told PassBlue that the country’s historic neutrality does not stop it from speaking out against violations of international law. Switzerland has been a UN member state since 2002, and it became …
- Categories: Peace and Security, Security Council Presidency, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Opinion by Natalie Samarasinghe and Giovanna Kuele
- • May 1, 2023
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It is a cliché, but true, to say the United Nations is needed more — and under more duress — than ever. Overstretched and constrained, it has struggled to keep up with the scale and challenges facing humanity, from the …
- Categories: Development, General Assembly, OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Security Council
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- Opinion by Ban Ki-moon
- • April 23, 2023
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A year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the search for a credible path towards peace, based on the United Nations Charter, is ever more urgent. At the same time, mounting evidence of war crimes and atrocities committed by Russian …
- Categories: General Assembly, International Justice, OPINIONS, Peace and Security
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- Dan Becker
- • April 17, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO — My acquaintance with Stephen Schlesinger’s book “Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations,” occurred almost precisely at the same time as the March 2020 Covid lockdown. And now I introduce you to the first episode …
- Categories: Act of Creation, Peace and Security, US-UN Relations
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- Opinion by Thomas G. Weiss
- • March 26, 2023
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“Ukraine Week” at the United Nations, marking the sad end of the first year of Russia’s illegal war, culminated in a resounding General Assembly vote against Russia’s recolonization — 141 countries demanded withdrawal versus Moscow and only six major recipients …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, US-UN Relations
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- Opinion by Mona Ali Khalil
- • March 13, 2023
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China launched its 12-point position paper to end the war in Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine. Some, including the United States, the European Union and NATO have dismissed what they call China’s peace plan …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Ukraine-Russia War
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