Support Independent Journalism - Support PassBlue - Find out how →

Fatima Nouinou

The US Envoy on Racism; ‘Apartheid’ in the Mideast; UK’s Cuts to UN Agencies

• April 30, 2021

Veronique Vandegans, the United Nations chief of the French Interpretation Section, working at home in Brooklyn, N.Y., with company. The photo is part of a story for the UN Department of Global Communications on remote interpretation. MANUEL ELIAS/UN PHOTO The United States ambassador goes honest on racism; an ex-Ecuadorean head of state aims to be …

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Latin America, Secretary-General, This Week @UN, UN Agencies, UN Special Envoys, US-UN Relations

Leave a Comment

Six Latin American Women Who Could Be the UN Leader Down the Road

Maurizio Guerrero

• April 15, 2021

Six Latin American names are being circulated in regional political circles as possible candidates to become the first woman to lead the United Nations, while the current secretary-general, António Guterres, will most likely be re-elected for the upcoming five-year term, starting in 2022. So women appear to be lining up to cast their names for …

Latin America, Secretary-General, Women

One Comment

What do you know about the UN Security Council?

This Week's Most Popular

UN Signals That the Search for a New Tech Envoy May Be Underway

Laura E. Kirkpatrick

The Surreal Saga of Gitmo; US Rejoins the Human Rights Council; the Taliban Break Promises

Anna Bianca Roach

US Senators Want Human-Rights Work Added to UN’s Western Sahara Mission

Maurizio Guerrero

Critics Wonder If a New $10 Million UN-Philippines Human-Rights Project Will Work

Anna Bianca Roach

Afghan Students Reach Kyrgyzstan After a Risky Journey

Barbara Crossette

UN-Scripted, Passblue's UN podcast series

UN-Scripted, the PassBlue UN Podcast Series

PassBlue needs your support to stay strong:

PassBlue is a nonprofit, independent women-led media company that covers foreign affairs and the United Nations with a focus on women’s issues and the impact of major world powers on ordinary citizens. We are strongly committed to high-quality original reporting, and our team strives to ensure that these powers are accountable for their actions and decisions.

About Us

PASSBLUE IS A PARTNER WITH THE NEW SCHOOL – JULIEN J. STUDLEY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

© 2021 – PassBlue