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- Irwin Arieff
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Should the United States acknowledge and openly lament the fact that white supremacy played a significant role in the country 8217 s founding Linda Thomas Greenfield Joe Biden 8217 s pick as the US ambassador to the United Nations thinks …
- Categories: US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Ivana Ramirez
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Afghanistan mega peace talks in Istanbul Russia the spoiler could a Latin American woman lead the UN down the road or sooner You are reading This Week UN summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization The information is gathered …
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While the United Nations focuses fitfully on its own long string of refugee problems President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to resolve the problems of migration at the United States Mexico border There are legitimate reasons for …
- Categories: Human Rights, OPINIONS, US Foreign Relations
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- Ivana Ramirez
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The Security Council gathers with President Biden commercial surrogacy is legalized in New York State Kamala Harris on women and democracy a UN secretary general aspirant meets with Canadian diplomats You are reading This Week UN summarizing the most pressing …
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Facing a world unsettled and even shocked by what has happened to the United States in recent years and not sure what to expect of Americans now Vice President Kamala Harris spoke today in clear reassuring terms to a United …
- Categories: Gender Violence, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, Women
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SINGAPORE 8212 The situation in Myanmar is growing more violent and polarized If the situation continues without urgent intervention the safety and security of civilians will deteriorate rapidly and a window for dialogue between the military and Daw Aung San …
- Categories: Myanmar, OPINIONS, Responsibility to Protect, US Foreign Relations
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COPENHAGEN 8212 In her book 8220 The Second Sex 8221 Simone de Beauvoir argued that one is not born but rather becomes a woman De Beauvoir emphasized that destiny is not a cosmic force but a human choice a result …
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When she arrived in Turtle Bay the morning of Feb 25 a day after being sworn in as United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield didn 8217 t hide the tight timeline she had inherited in her …
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- Irwin Arieff
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Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki moon in a memoir due out in June is done concealing his anger over Donald Trump 8217 s bad behavior on the international stage The UN has always tried hard to maintain strong …
- Categories: BOOKS, Nuclear Disarmament, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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VIENNA 8212 Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it will significantly limit inspections of its nuclear facilities as of Feb 23 Rafael Mariano Grossi the director general of the Vienna based agency …
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- Clair MacDougall
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OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso 8212 A recent United Nations investigation has documented years of grave human rights violations including war crimes and other atrocities in Mali that have gone unpunished as the UN peacekeeping mission there struggles to stabilize the troubled …
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Linda Thomas Greenfield appearing before a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Jan 27 for her nomination as United States envoy to the United Nations handled a barrage of Republican accusations that the new Biden administration and she were not tough …
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Donald Trump may be out along with his disastrously incompetent foreign policy advisers but don 8217 t expect them to sit quietly on the sidelines while a new team struggles to clean up the mess they left behind Just days …
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- Mona Ali Khalil
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The world watched on Jan 6 2021 as thousands of the most extreme supporters of President Donald Trump marched on the United States Capitol after hearing his rallying cry to 8220 fight 8221 and 8220 take back 8221 the country …
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President Trump 8217 s attacks on the rule of law in his four years in office have ranged from blatant disregard to outright breach of everything from well established ethical values to universally accepted international norms from United States laws …
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