Maria Cristina Perceval

50-50: Bridging the UN’s Gender Gap [Video]

• September 10, 2015

As Colombia leads a group of dozens of nations to promote a woman as the next United Nations secretary-general, when Ban Ki-moon leaves office at the end of 2016, these same voices are also demanding gender equality inside the UN, especially at senior and high-policymaking levels. It’s not surprising that women who work at …

Secretary-General, Women

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Burkina Faso’s People, Opposing an Autocrat, Feel Let Down by the UN

Dulcie Leimbach

• November 5, 2014

The fast-moving people-power coup that ousted a longtime leader of the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso took not only powerful nations and international institutions by surprise — including the United Nations, France, the United States, the African Union and African regional groups — but also the Burkina protesters themselves. The demonstrations started …

Africa, Governance, Secretary-General, Security Council, US Foreign Relations

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Five New Security Council Members, Many New Agendas

Dulcie Leimbach

• November 3, 2012

As the five newly elected United Nations Security Council members prep for their seats, what will their work look like when they take office Jan. 1 for two years? It’s impossible to predict how the winners – Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, South Korea and Rwanda – will fill their nonpermanent seats among Britain, China, France, …