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The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments by the US ambassador to the world body in
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The United Nations has warned that a US-imposed energy blockade could trigger a humanitarian collapse in Cuba, as fuel shortages deepen and vital services across the island falter. Secretary General Antonio Guterres
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The European Union, long seen as a global advocate for human rights, is under scrutiny for failing to protect minority communities within its own borders, a United Nations expert warned today. Nicolas
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United Nations diplomats are quietly preparing for the possibility that the organisation may be unable to agree on its next secretary general, a scenario that could leave the post temporarily vacant when
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke exposes how states wield claims of sovereignty and international law not as binding principles, but as tools to justify power. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Kremlin
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Nobody’s impressed by big speeches about global governance anymore. What people actually care about is whether these institutions hold themselves accountable. You hear all the talk about humanitarian values and shared security,
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The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has issued a stark warning to Pakistan, urging immediate action after receiving reports that former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being held in
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is weighing a move of its Middle East regional headquarters from Beirut to Doha, raising alarm among staff over potential compromises to the UN agency’s independence and
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The United Nations Security Council is set to vote in the coming days on a resolution that would formally end the conflict in Gaza and establish the framework for the territory’s future
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