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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 18, 2021
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to preside over a Security Council meeting virtually on climate and security risks on Feb. 23. The British introduced the topic to the Council in 2007, but with Washington’s 180-degree turn toward…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Climate Change, Security Council
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 1, 2021
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February marks the beginning of a yearlong period that could make or break Britain’s post-Brexit foreign policy, also known as “Global Britain.” This month, Britain presides over the United Nations Security Council, then the Group of 7 meeting, in…
- Categories: Security Council Presidency, UN Diplomats
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- Ivana Ramirez
- • January 15, 2021
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pursues a second term; a total of six peacekeepers were killed in Mali and the Central African Republic; Britain helps raise $1 billion for the UN’s Covax vaccine program. You are reading This Week…
- Categories: Africa, General Assembly, Human Rights, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • September 26, 2020
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India accused the United Nations of failing to update its work and adopt overdue reforms in his speech to the General Assembly’s 75th-anniversary session, on Sept. 26. He praised what he saw as India’s…
- Categories: General Assembly, UN75
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- Rhona Scullion
- • July 9, 2020
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WHITCHURCH, England — Britain currently has the highest death toll from Covid-19 in Europe and the third-highest death rate in the world, according to the World Health Organization statistics. The central government in London is being repeatedly criticized for…
- Categories: Covid-19, Governance, Health and Population
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- Rhona Scullion
- • October 21, 2019
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A new hotline is offering free, confidential legal advice to women in England and Wales who are experiencing sexual harassment at work. Launched in August, it is the only hotline of its kind dedicated to addressing a problem affecting…
- Categories: Health and Population, Human Rights, Women
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- Stéphanie Fillion  and Kacie Candela
- • September 26, 2019
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This year’s opening session of the United Nations General Assembly stood out for revealing the stark divide now defining international relations: the split between globalists and patriots. On this week’s UN-Scripted podcast, PassBlue reporters Kacie Candela and Stéphanie Fillion…
- Categories: General Assembly
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • August 14, 2019
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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…
- Categories: Climate Change, General Assembly, US-UN Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • June 19, 2018
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In a long-expected decision, the United States announced it was withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the world body’s primary organ for promoting and protecting the rights of people worldwide. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and…
- Categories: Human Rights, Nikki Haley Watch, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Kacie Candela
- • September 18, 2017
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In a much-anticipated gathering, the United States led a high-level meeting on United Nations reform on Sept. 18, with President Donald Trump and UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking to the assembled world leaders. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to…
- Categories: US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • July 21, 2016
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The first straw poll to test the support of Security Council members for candidates vying to become the next United Nations secretary-general occurred Thursday morning. The vote took place amid strong interest by global media who report on the…
- Categories: Secretary-General, US-UN Relations, Women
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- Rhona Scullion
- • July 4, 2016
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DUNDEE, Scotland — Before dawn on June 24, Britain voted by a majority to leave the European Union. Yet every region in Scotland voted to remain, and now Scots face the prospect of being pulled from the European Union…
- Categories: Governance, Women
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