Vassily Nebenzia

At the UN, Scrooge Haunts the Holiday Season

December 20, 2019

In this season of giving, the United States delegation offered free bourbon from Kentucky to the media and is splurging on a holiday party paid for by Kelly Knight Craft, the US ambassador, while in more serious business at the United Nations, the Russians not only held up a vote for one day regarding …

LGBT, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

Russia Is Busy as Security Council President, but Putin Is Staying Home

September 4, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

Russia is president of the United Nations Security Council in September just as nearly 200 heads of state and government and even a prince or two will soon travel to New York City to attend the opening session of the General Assembly. President Vladimir Putin will not be taking part in any event this …

Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council Presidency, US Foreign Relations

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UN Sanctions for Sexual Violence in Libya Approved, but Russia Resisted

November 11, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

A decision by the United Nations Security Council to add sanctions against perpetrators of sexual violence should have gone smoothly. The proposal, led by the Netherlands and Sweden, was meant to deter such violence in conflict zones and other hot spots. Weeks earlier, diplomats turned out in hordes to mark the 18th anniversary of a …

Gender-Based Violence, Libya, Security Council

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Vassily Nebenzia

At the UN, Scrooge Haunts the Holiday Season

Russia Is Busy as Security Council President, but Putin Is Staying Home

UN Sanctions for Sexual Violence in Libya Approved, but Russia Resisted

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