Ulf Laessing, head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Sahel program and based in Bamako, told PassBlue: “The US seems to be ...

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 80,000 people and set development indicators back 69 years, the UN says. As of 2024 ...

Two weeks after the United States imposed sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the ...

Saudi peace push for Palestine; Israel threatens Palestinian “economic warfare”; US sanctions UN human rights expert; UN must attract young people. Plus: Gaza; Guatemala; Sudan; Myanmar; UN reform.

Dulcie Leimbach is a co-founder, with Barbara Crossette, of PassBlue. For PassBlue and other publications, Leimbach has reported from New York and overseas from West Africa (Burkina Faso and Mali) and ...

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At a press briefing held by US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, she outlined her country’s agenda as rotating president of the Security Council this month, focusing mainly on AI, Ukraine and Sudan.

Finland Offers More Perks to Stop Its Declining Birth Rate. Women Shrug It Off - PassBlueFinnish lawmakers are pushing to increase the birth rate, but some have been criticized for aggressively ...

Historic Change is Underway for Rethinking Global Drug Policy - PassBlueWith the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Honduras destroyed 3.3 tons of controlled substances in high-temperature containers, May ...

UN80 Plan Spells Doom for the Organization's Core Work, Insiders Say - PassBlueAt the same time, there’s consensus among member states and the broader UN community that the organization needs reform ...

Washington's Bid for the Top Job at the UN's Migration Agency Is Raising Eyebrows - PassBlueUntil 2018, only one non-American led the IOM, which joined the UN system in 2016 and is an ...