Iran nuclear deal
- Stephanie Liechtenstein
- • February 21, 2021
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VIENNA — 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, traveled…
- Categories: Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations
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- Ivana Ramirez
- • February 19, 2021
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The United States jumps back into the Paris Agreement; the Security Council tackles climate-security risks (for now); a new UN envoy’s letter from the past returns to haunt him. You are reading This Week @UN, a summary of the most…
- Categories: Africa, Climate Change, General Assembly, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN
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- Barbara Crossette
- • January 27, 2021
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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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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • January 20, 2021
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Capping the most tumultuous and dangerous 14 days in American politics, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States just before noon today. Only two weeks ago, on Jan. 6, a pro-Trump…
- Categories: Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Diplomats, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • January 12, 2021
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Olof Skoog knows the United Nations like the back of his hand. As the European Union ambassador to the world body since 2019, he speaks for the 27-member bloc at the UN headquarters in New York City; most recently,…
- Categories: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Secretary-General, UN Diplomats, US-UN Relations
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • January 6, 2021
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It’s become the origin story of Tunisia’s revolution and the broader Arab Spring: In December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire after years of being harassed by police officers and experiencing a series of…
- Categories: Africa, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Libya, Security Council Presidency
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- Opinion by Mona Ali Khalil
- • December 21, 2020
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President Trump’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 and regulations…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Opinion by Stephen Schlesinger
- • December 16, 2020
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As President-elect Joe Biden finds his footing in foreign affairs, one of his foremost challenges will be re-engaging with the United Nations. So far, he has said little about the organization, but he has just appointed a new UN…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Security Council, US-UN Relations
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • November 17, 2020
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President-elect Joe Biden’s first message to fellow world leaders was clear: America is back. But there’s a glaring omission in his foreign policy plan: the United Nations. After four years of the Trump administration’s defunding and leaving UN organizations…
- Categories: UN Agencies, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Irwin Arieff
- • September 25, 2020
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Fake news alert: President Donald Trump said something vaguely positive about the United Nations during his speech marking the opening of this year’s General Assembly session. “God bless you all. God bless America. And God bless the United Nations,”…
- Categories: General Assembly, UN75, US-UN Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • September 22, 2020
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Donald Trump, speaking on the opening day of the United Nations’ 75th General Assembly session — the same day that the United States officially tallied a coronavirus death toll of 200,000 people — reiterated all his familiar grievances against…
- Categories: General Assembly, UN75
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- Evelyn Leopold
- • September 21, 2020
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President Trump failed to deliver an expected video speech for the United Nations’ 75th anniversary commemoration. Instead, the acting deputy United States ambassador addressed the ceremony live from UN headquarters. From Washington, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced new sanctions…
- Categories: General Assembly, Nuclear Disarmament, UN75, US Foreign Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • September 18, 2020
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The most important week of the year at the United Nations has arrived, though expectations are low, given that the annual opening debate of the General Assembly is being held virtually because of Covid-19. No global leaders are coming…
- Categories: SDGs, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Opinion by Harris Gleckman and Khalil Hamdani
- • September 16, 2020
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The General Assembly is surely going to be a very interesting place this month — even if world leaders are staying home for the annual opening debate because of the pandemic. On Monday, Sept. 21, the General Assembly is…
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • September 12, 2020
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Iran continues to enrich low-grade uranium; the United Nations finally sent peacekeepers to protect Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, after he received more death threats; and the major General Assembly session of world leaders, starting Sept….
- Categories: Africa, Climate Change, Education, General Assembly, Human Rights, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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