Diplomacy & Crisis News

Did you know that private contractors in Afghanistan outnumber U.S. troops three to one?

Welcoming Nebraska as the nineteenth state in the United States to abolish the death penalty, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today urged the Federal Government to engage with those states retaining the policy towards achieving a nationwide moratorium as a first step to abolition.

Across northern Mali, a flare-up in clashes between armed groups has spurred a renewed exodus of people fleeing the violence and their homes, the United Nations refugee agency said today, reporting difficulties in reaching the beleaguered populations with critical humanitarian aid.

The Embassy of Pakistan's press attaché responds to Michael Kugelman's piece on the BCCI scandal.

On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the “invaluable contribution” of peacekeeping to the history of the Organization and reaffirmed his commitment to improving the effectiveness of ‘blue helmets’ in the coming years.

U.N.: A military defeat of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could scatter extremists around the globe.

The jihadists are on the march in Iraq -- and that's not going to change unless Baghdad gets serious about building a Sunni force to win this war.

Spanish voters are ready to boot the corrupt establishment parties from office. It’s about time.

Some 85,000 Iraqis have fled fighting in the central city of Ramadi but as temperatures in the region soar, thousands more still on the move are facing obstacles in reaching safety such as lack of proper shelter and “onerous requirements” for documentation, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.

The White House takes an important symbolic step by removing Cuba from the official state sponsor of terror list.

As Washington debates “fast track” trade negotiating authority, politicians are out of sync with a turn in public sentiment.

The Islamic State's cyber chief calls for lone-wolf attack on Arizona man planning a Mohammed cartoon contest.

A hit TV series has found audiences among Israelis and Palestinians alike with its brutal honesty about the ugliness of war and the complexity of human life.

The veteran former CIA operative recalls the good old days after 9/11: “When I was standing in security lines at airports soon after 9/11, nobody was complaining. Now when I stand in security lines, people are complaining.”

This is a photograph of Texas National Guardsmen engineers helping some Texans in Granbury, Texas.

Destruction d'emplois , tassement des salaires, déstabilisé des économies… après deux décennies, le bilan de l'accord de libre-échange nord-américain (Alena) est accablant. / Canada, États-Unis, Mexique, Agriculture, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, (...) / Canada, États-Unis, Mexique, Agriculture, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, Libéralisme, Multinationales, Travail, Amérique du Nord, Commerce, Néolibéralisme - 2015/06

The report that Korean People's Army General Hyon Yong-ch'ol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces, has been shot for insubordination – by an anti-aircraft gun and before a crowd of officials, no less – raises troubling questions about both halves of the divided Korean Peninsula.

To mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Crisis Group's President & CEO Jean-Marie Guehénno speaks to China Radio International about the evolution of peacekeeping since the UN’s first mission in 1948, focusing particularly on China’s growing role in bringing peace to conflicts around the world. (29 May 2015)

As South Sudan’s civil conflict continues to escalate, three senior United Nations officials have urged all stakeholders in the country to reach a sustainable solution to the crisis through inclusive dialogue and foster a lasting peace based on accountability and reconciliation.ed on accountability and reconciliation.

The Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country until 30 November 2015, giving the operation authorization to use all necessary means to protect civilians, monitor and investigate human rights, and create the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance.