Rosemary DiCarlo
- Allison Lecce and Dulcie Leimbach
- • September 1, 2022

António Guterres entered his second term as United Nations secretary-general on the first day in January 2022. With about four and a half years to go in one of the world’s most demanding jobs, Guterres keeps a close group…
- Categories: Climate Change, Gender Violence, Peace and Security, Secretary-General
- Dawn Clancy
- • August 25, 2022

On the same day that Ukraine marked 31 years of independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by video to the United Nations Security Council about the worldwide impact of…
- Categories: Nuclear Disarmament, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council
- Stephen Schlesinger
- • March 15, 2022

It is long overdue for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene more forcefully in Russia’s war on Ukraine and use his good offices to try to forge a cease-fire and work out a final settlement on this nightmarish…
- Categories: Peace and Security, Secretary-General, WORLDVIEWS
- Ivana Ramirez
- • July 30, 2021

A deadly assault on the United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan; Myanmar’s junta seeks the UN envoy seat; the World Meteorological Organization’s troubles; Canada’s big step for Inuits. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing…
- Categories: General Assembly, Humanitarian Aid, Secretary-General, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
- Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela
- • December 23, 2019

This year was a big one for China, and 2020 is likely to be much the same — if not more intense, given the range of issues involving the United States and far beyond. For our last episode of…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Geopolitics, Security Council, UN Special Envoys
- Enrico Carisch
- • April 26, 2018

Two important global events that are about to happen may sound alluring to some Americans: first, the United States government may jettison or significantly alter the nuclear deal with Iran; and Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea will…
- Categories: Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations