Peace and Security
- Nyasha Bhobo
- • June 7, 2023
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JOHANNESBURG — Naledi Pandor, a six-time cabinet member who has served numerous presidents, has a storied career in South Africa’s public service. But in piloting her country’s confusing foreign policy over Russia’s full-throttle invasion of Ukraine, Pandor may be…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Categories: 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…
- 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…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • December 6, 2022
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Ruchira Kamboj, India’s ambassador to the United Nations, said the Security Council could no longer afford to delay being more reflective of the diversity of the UN “wider membership” if it wants to remain relevant. The South Asian country…
- Categories: Asia, Climate Change, Peace and Security, Security Council Presidency, Terrorism
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • October 31, 2022
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Two days after drone attacks devastated some of Russia’s warships in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea at the crack of dawn, Russia requested a meeting in the United Nations Security Council on Monday to accuse Ukraine of staging the air…
- Categories: Peace and Security, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • October 14, 2022
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This week, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child amid various restrictions on and violations of girls’ rights globally. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered…
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- Opinion by Stephen Schlesinger
- • October 11, 2022
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres started out wobbly on the Ukrainian crisis. In the days leading up to the Feb. 24 Russian attack on Ukraine, he remained on the sidelines. He was apparently unconvinced that the Russians would invade…
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Anastasiia Carrier
- • October 10, 2022
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Marat Gabidullin is throwing open the door on the notorious Wagner Group, the Russian quasi-private army that operates in the shadows and doesn’t exist on paper. When he released his memoir in April in French, describing his time as…
- Categories: Africa, Libya, Peace and Security, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • October 7, 2022
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This week, we bring you good news from Sierra Leone, one of the first countries in West Africa to roll out the human papilloma virus vaccine as part of routine immunization for girls. You are reading This Week @UN,…
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- Stephanie Liechtenstein
- • October 1, 2022
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VIENNA — Margot Wallstrom, a former Swedish foreign minister, clinched her reputation in 2014 for boldly coining the concept of the world’s first “feminist foreign policy.” While having left active politics only five years later, in 2019, she remains…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace and Security, Women
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- Damilola Banjo
- • September 30, 2022
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This week, we are excited about Cuba’s historic moment as it legalizes same-sex marriage and protects other vulnerable groups. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN…
- Categories: Peace and Security, Secretary-General, This Week @UN, Ukraine-Russia War
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