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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • October 20, 2021
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Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond, a Chilean who has had a long career with the United Nations, remains a controversial figure among some staff members, stemming from a UN inquiry into his workplace behavior that began in December 2020. Certain countries…
- Categories: Secretary-General, UN Special Envoys
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- Anna Bianca Roach
- • October 15, 2021
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The Taliban break promises to women in Afghanistan; Mali moving toward combatant reintegration; the Kafkaesque legal work representing Gitmo detainees. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from…
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Security Council, This Week @UN, UN Diplomats, UN Special Envoys, US-UN 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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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • September 10, 2020
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The first woman scheduled to speak at this year’s opening session of the United Nations General Assembly is 53rd on the list of about 119 heads of state — President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia — delivering her remarks on…
- Categories: General Assembly, US-UN Relations, Women
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- Maiara Folly
- • August 12, 2020
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RIO DE JANEIRO — This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Amid the major economic and geopolitical effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is a time to reflect on the successes and failures of the UN…
- Categories: Climate Change, Governance, Human Rights, Latin America, SDGs
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- Allison Lecce
- • June 26, 2020
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Starting in June, a summary of the most important news on the United Nations’ work in New York City and worldwide will be highlighted weekly. The news will be drawn from the UN spokesperson’s briefings, our original reporting and…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN
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- Stephen Schlesinger
- • June 24, 2020
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It turns out that Vladimir Putin is a history buff. He has just written a lengthy piece for the American magazine National Interest, titled “The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War 2″ and published on June 18….
- Categories: UN75
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- Thomas G. Weiss
- • June 2, 2020
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Seventy-five years ago this month, delegates in San Francisco signed the United Nations Charter. Anniversary events were supposed to culminate in the commemoration of the entry into force of the world organization’s constitution on Oct. 24. That, of course,…
- Categories: UN75, US-UN Relations
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- Mona Ali Khalil  and Fred Carver
- • April 21, 2020
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The United Nations is turning 75 this year. While the UN has so far successfully averted a third world war, the aggressions in Iraq, Ukraine and Syria remind us that interstate conflicts remain a real and present danger. The…
- Categories: Covid-19, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN75
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- Opinion by Richard Ponzio
- • February 17, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres used his annual State of the World speech to the General Assembly last month to outline his 2020 priorities. He stressed four threats to progress in the 21st century: growing geostrategic tensions and…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Secretary-General, UN75
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- Opinion by Stephen Browne
- • January 6, 2020
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GENEVA — Like his predecessors, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has been pushing a reform program to help the organization adjust to the demands of contemporary global governance. Over nearly 75 years, the UN has innovated and adapted. At…
- Categories: Development, OPINIONS, SDGs
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