Diplomacy & Crisis News

New evidence confirms a brutal legacy of forced marriages and state-sponsored rape.

Despite opposition efforts, here is why the bill will pass through parliament.

The U.S. president has had plenty of challenges. How well has he handled them?

The United Nations will go dark later this evening as the Organization shuts off the lights at its iconic Headquarters complex in New York and other facilities around the world in observance of &#39Earth Hour,&#39 an annual global event to put the spotlight on the issues facing the planet and to inspire millions across the world to live more sustainably.

A look at the significance of the initial locations agreed for EDCA's implementation.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has learned of the arrival in Djibouti today of the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the announcement of the release of four Djiboutian prisoners by the Eritrean authorities.

Briefing the Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein today voiced concern about spiralling violence and rights violations in Burundi, and called for an inclusive political dialogue to peacefully resolve the 11-month crisis.

The United Nations today appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward a sustainable and happier future for all.

The United Nations refugee agency has stressed the importance of ensuring safeguards in carrying out today’s agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey on the situation of refugees and migrants making their way to Europe.

The German leader isn't just fighting for the future of the EU – she's trying to shape the future of the continent's biggest religion.

As the first week of the new round of intra-Syrian talks ended today, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said the “proximity system” of the discussions, whereby parties are meeting indirectly through his mediation, has contributed to the talks moving forward.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.

Deeply concerned by the continued suspension of electoral rounds in Haiti, the United Nations Security Council today called for the completion of the polling cycle without further delay to allow the Haitian people the opportunity to vote for their elected representatives in a free, fair, inclusive and transparent contest.

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Authorities will press Salah Abdeslam for information on imminent threats to Europe -- and information about the Islamic State plots attacks far from its Syrian headquarters.

An independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights defenders today urged the Government of Honduras “to take immediate and concrete actions, or risk turning the country into a lawless killing zone for human rights defenders.”

When a computer beat a Go grandmaster, some in China saw the match as a battle between Western technology and Eastern culture.

Fifteen years after a landmark document to combat racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia was adopted in Durban, South Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is concerned that the political will that existed then is under threat.

Europe has quite an appetite for Maine lobsters. Sweden wants to see that change.

The Kremlin isn't withdrawing from the war-torn country, it's hoping to translate its recent gains into a diplomatic victory.