Diplomacy & Crisis News

The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that it plays a significant role in the State’s repression of government opponents, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.   

The agreement will help New Delhi with its quest for a stable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.  

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday. 

Washington’s focus on stability over human rights is alienating Africa’s youth.

The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, the majority committed by those with links to the ruling party, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Thursday.

To retain control in this weekend’s Duma elections, the Kremlin has reached very deep into its bag of tricks.

The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better.

Russia isn’t cracking heads ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary vote—just boring people away from the polls.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, that has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months.  

The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day.

Depuis son arrivée à la tête du Parti communiste chinois, fin 2012, le président Xi Jinping n'a cessé de renforcer son pouvoir. Au nom de la lutte contre la corruption, il écarte toute personne soupçonnée de mettre en cause l'autorité du Parti, selon la vieille méthode des aveux publics, remise au goût (...) / Chine, Audiovisuel, Droit, Droits humains, Médias, Parti politique, Politique, Presse, Prison, Répression, Corruption - 2016/07

Si, face aux ambitions économiques et territoriales de Pékin, l'Australie semble tenir son rôle de lieutenant dans le cadre de la stratégie américaine de rééquilibrage vers le Pacifique, son insertion économique dans la région révèle une politique beaucoup plus équivoque, marquée par une volonté (...) / Asie, Australie, Chine, États-Unis, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Commerce international, Défense, Économie, Géopolitique, Mer, Relations internationales, Stratégie, Pacifique, Diplomatie, Frontières, Relations bilatérales - 2015/01

The reality of a defiant nuclear North Korea has led Seoul to consider its own options.

Stefano Pontecorvo spent his childhood in Kabul. Sixty years later, he coordinated the evacuation of 124,000 people before saying goodbye to the city himself.

The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a multi-agency climate report published on Thursday warns. 

The contribution of women activists towards building peace across the world is being highlighted in a UN exhibition of images taken by women photographers which is opening online and in New York.

The government seeks to avoid Evergrande Group becoming Beijing’s Lehman Brothers.

The 76th session of the UN General Assembly is due to begin on 14 September, and it will be very different from 2020’s fully virtual gathering. UNGA 76 will still be overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but that won’t stop leaders (some of them in the Assembly Hall) from addressing urgent global challenges. Here are five things you should know about 2021’s “hybrid” event.

The UN humanitarian affairs chief warned on Wednesday that Syria, after more than a decade of war, remains “caught in a downward spiral” and that “the country will continue to be a place of tragedy, so long as the conflict continues.”