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Belarus

This Belarusian Activist Has One Goal: To See Lukashenko Out and Democracy In

Anastasiia Carrier
• August 30, 2022

When a Belarusian official presented the country’s flattering self-assessment at a forum on sustainable development held at the United Nations in July, Anastasia Kostyugova was there to push back. “[The government] blindly manipulates statistics to portray Belarus as a happy …

Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Ukraine-Russia War

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

Softening the Pain of the World’s Food Disaster: Brazil’s Ambitions in July

Damilola Banjo
• July 7, 2022

Brazil will try to push for a softening of global sanctions on Russia to free up essential food supplies and ease access to fertilizers internationally. Ambassador Ronaldo Costa, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations, hinted at such action …

Categories: Humanitarian Aid, Latin America, Security Council Presidency, UN Peacekeeping

Could Belarus, a ‘100% Pariah Now,’ Lose Its Bid for a UN Security Council Seat?

Dawn Clancy
• March 4, 2022

Is Belarus’s current bid for a United Nations Security Council seat in serious trouble? Shortly after Russian missiles began ripping through the pre-dawn skies over Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and Kharkiv, an industrial city near the Russian border, a military convoy …