Diplomacy & Crisis News

President Alberto Fernández was an early champion of the jab. Now he’s paying the political price.

With other strategies worn out, opponents of President Nicolás Maduro are hoping to build power at the polls.

Talk of a virtual summit comes as U.S. officials are increasingly alarmed by Russia’s military buildup near its border with Ukraine.

The COP26 deforestation commitment is disingenuous—and could harm the Congo Basin.

For over 70 years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has had a presence across Afghanistan – even as the Taliban secured power over the summer. 

Deeper U.S. engagement comes as the wisdom of strategic ambiguity is increasingly questioned.

The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding. 

The United States can play a key role in civilian nuclear aid.

Republicans are holding up top State Department picks.

Young activists have been swapping inspiring stories at a UN-supported youth summit on Thursday in Geneva about how they’ve driven positive change for their communities and the environment – and how everyone can do the same.

Avec le regain du chômage en Europe, la course à l'emploi favorise la mise en concurrence des salariés. En Bretagne, dans les abattoirs, les bouchers polonais ou roumains ont fait leur apparition. / Europe, France, Pologne, Roumanie, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Animal, Immigrés, Migrations, (...) / Europe, France, Pologne, Roumanie, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Animal, Immigrés, Migrations, Protection sociale, Travail - 2011/11

Although the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on maritime trade last year was less severe than expected, the knock-on effects will be far reaching and could transform the sector, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in its latest report, published on Thursday. 

At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.  

Dans leur traque des talibans et des cadres d'Al-Qaida, les Etats-Unis multiplient l'usage de drones, des avions sans pilotes qui provoquent de nombreuses pertes civiles. Leur usage déborde les champs de bataille pour servir à des fins sécuritaires jusque dans les banlieues européennes. / (...) / Afghanistan, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Armement, Conflit - 2009/12

A year ago, the state shot to death scores of citizens. No one has been held accountable.

Talk of secession is on the rise among Americans—and already weakening the country.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin meets with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday as Washington keeps its attention on Russia.

Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other global challenges, children and youth are nearly 50 per cent more likely than older people to believe that the world is becoming a better place, according to the results of a landmark intergenerational poll published on Thursday. 

The project of a stronger, more united continent is on life support. It’s time for a new vision.

Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting steps to pursue international legitimacy, a senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.