US-UN Relations

Why This American Still Cherishes the UN

November 2, 2019

Americans should know more about the life of William vanden Heuvel, a former United States envoy to the United Nations office in Geneva in the late 1970s. His career of social and political activism has touched on the people of his country on issues ranging from prison reform to school desegregation — but especially …

BOOKS, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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‘Cowboys’ May Be Running the World Food Program, but Donations Keep Coming

October 27, 2019

by Dulcie Leimbach

The World Food Program may be receiving millions of more donations from the Trump administration than under past presidencies, but its management is skidding around amid complaints of sexual harassment, retaliation, abuse of authority and, most startling, rape, according to a new external survey. Under the leadership of David Beasley, a former South Carolina …

UN Agencies, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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Guess Who Trump Considered for the UN Job in 2016? A Democrat

October 25, 2019

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

Tulsi Gabbard, the United States Democratic representative from Hawaii, met with Donald Trump immediately after his election in November 2016. Gabbard became one of the first people to talk to him and his Republican camp at their base in Trump Tower in New York, and the first of a handful of Democrats to do …

US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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Russia, Iran, the US and Visas: The Cold War Heats Up at the UN, a Podcast Explains

October 23, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela

While Turkey has carried out its plan to invade northeast Syria and the United Nations Security Council has failed to react in a unified way, Russia and Iran have been making their own moves in the UN headquarters in New York, to achieve a political goal: disrupting crucial General Assembly committees. Welcome back to …

Disarmament, Gender-Based Violence, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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The Cold War Returns as Russia and Iran Disrupt UN Work to Protest Visa Denials by the US

October 18, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

Russia and Iran are disrupting the new cycle of United Nations committees’ work to pressure the United States to stop denying visas to their diplomats from attending the meetings in New York. While Russia often brings up visa issues to try to hold up work at the UN, such actions are no déjà vu …

General Assembly, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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Globalists vs. Patriots at the UN: A ‘Great Fracture’ Revealed

September 24, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

After most of the world leaders spent a day teaming up to fight climate change at the Climate Action Summit, the next day strongmen opened the high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly, showing a growing split between nationalist and globalist leaders. “I fear the possibility of a great fracture,” UN Secretary-General António …

General Assembly, US-UN Relations

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Highlights of the UN General Assembly’s Opening Session: A Podcast on What to Expect

September 18, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela

The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday, Sept. 17, which means that the world’s leaders — mainly heads of state and heads of government and their entourages — are heading to New York City for the climate change meeting on Sept. 23; the annual speechmaking, called the general debate, …

General Assembly, US-UN Relations

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Who Is Kelly Knight Craft? A Podcast to Get to Know the New US Ambassador to the UN

August 21, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela

She calls herself a homemaker, a philanthropist and a consultant, but who, exactly, is Kelly Knight Craft, the newly confirmed United States ambassador to the United Nations? This week, UN-Scripted, PassBlue’s new podcast series, features veteran journalist and PassBlue columnist Irwin Arieff, who describes how Knight Craft will handle all the hot files at …

Security Council, The Trump Years, US-UN Relations

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Pompeo Finds Little Appetite at the UN for His Iran Strategy

August 20, 2019

by Dulcie Leimbach

In the middle of a muggy August afternoon in New York, the United Nations Security Council gathered once more to figure out how to “maintain peace and security” in the Middle East. But the recurring topic always leaves conversations wide open for interpretation by the Council’s 15 members. The concept by Poland as Council …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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Strongmen to Kick Off the UN General Assembly Session in September

August 14, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

Donald Trump will shake hands with Emmanuel Macron, Jair Bolsonaro and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. But will Benjamin Netanyahu; Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel be there, too? The 74th opening debate of the United Nations General Assembly, which starts on Sept.17 and ends on Sept. 30; the general debate begins on Sept. 24. With most …

Climate and Environment, General Assembly, US-UN Relations

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The UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Is in Hot Water, Again

August 5, 2019

by Thalif Deen

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which has been undermined by a sharp cut in United States contributions, has been embroiled in a scandal that threatens to jeopardize its very future. A report from the agency’s Ethics Office has found “credible and corroborated” evidence that the senior management of Unrwa engaged in “sexual …

Middle East, Secretary-General, UN Agencies, US-UN Relations

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Kelly Knight Craft: A ‘Very Impressive Individual’ or ‘Unfit to Serve’?

July 31, 2019

by Irwin Arieff

The Senate has confirmed Kelly Knight Craft to be Washington’s top ambassador to the United Nations, even as a key Democrat pronounced her “unfit to serve.” The move ends a seven-month vacancy in one of the country’s most senior diplomatic posts. The July 31 vote on Craft’s nomination was 56 to 34, with 5 …

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Dear UN Security Council: Remember to Protect the Children

July 30, 2019

by Dragica Mikavica

Every time the budget committee of the United Nations meets, as it did in June, child-protection advocates enter a familiar existential crisis: will the United States and China cut UN budgets specifically allocated to specialists on child protection in peacekeeping missions? I am often asked by people in the UN why a child-rights advocate …

Child Soldiers, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS

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Will Democrats Stall Trump’s Nominee for the UN Indefinitely?

July 29, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

After the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just voted to place 13 Trump administration nominees across diverse positions in the State Department, Senate ranking member Robert Menendez is using another nomination as a negotiating chip to demand details on two controversial White House migration pacts with Guatemala and Mexico. Senator Menendez (D-N.J.) is blocking the …

Migration, UN Diplomats, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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Trump’s Candidate for UN Diplomat in Geneva Faces Dissent as Senate Vote Nears

July 22, 2019

by Dulcie Leimbach

Is President Trump’s nominee to represent the United States at the United Nations in Geneva in last-minute trouble? A long, detailed letter, sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by prominent global human-rights groups and those concentrating on women’s health, voices strong opposition to the candidacy of Andrew Bremberg as US ambassador in Geneva. …

Gender-Based Violence, LGBT, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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US-UN Relations

Why This American Still Cherishes the UN

‘Cowboys’ May Be Running the World Food Program, but Donations Keep Coming

Guess Who Trump Considered for the UN Job in 2016? A Democrat

Russia, Iran, the US and Visas: The Cold War Heats Up at the UN, a Podcast Explains

The Cold War Returns as Russia and Iran Disrupt UN Work to Protest Visa Denials by the US

Globalists vs. Patriots at the UN: A ‘Great Fracture’ Revealed

Highlights of the UN General Assembly’s Opening Session: A Podcast on What to Expect

Who Is Kelly Knight Craft? A Podcast to Get to Know the New US Ambassador to the UN

Pompeo Finds Little Appetite at the UN for His Iran Strategy

Strongmen to Kick Off the UN General Assembly Session in September

The UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Is in Hot Water, Again

Kelly Knight Craft: A ‘Very Impressive Individual’ or ‘Unfit to Serve’?

Dear UN Security Council: Remember to Protect the Children

Will Democrats Stall Trump’s Nominee for the UN Indefinitely?

Trump’s Candidate for UN Diplomat in Geneva Faces Dissent as Senate Vote Nears

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