United Nations

  • Dec 31, 2019
  • 7 min read

West African security strategy will miss its mark

A much-touted new counterterrorism framework echoes past priorities

West Africa
  • Dec 6, 2019
  • 7 min read

Myanmar UN court case will be least of Suu Kyi’s woes

State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be at the International Court of Justice while her party readies for elections

Myanmar
  • Oct 25, 2019
  • 7 min read

UN drawdown leaves Haiti adrift

The UN has ended peacekeeping operations in Haiti, amid widespread political unrest

Haiti
  • Oct 23, 2019
  • 7 min read

Skewed aid will deepen Yemeni divisions

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi focus on providing aid to certain areas, and other channels suffer from corruption and inefficiency

Yemen
  • Oct 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

El Salvador’s new corruption body faces challenges

El Salvador’s president is following the example of neighbouring countries and setting up a hybrid anti-corruption body

El Salvador
  • Sep 12, 2019
  • 6 min read

Israel will try to sustain frail Palestinian Authority

Amid funding cuts and a scandal surrounding a UN support agency, the PA is struggling to keep the economy afloat

Palestinians
  • Aug 27, 2019
  • 7 min read

World hunger is likely to rise as 2030 UN target nears

The world is far from meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal to ‘end hunger’ by 2030

International
  • Aug 5, 2019
  • 6 min read

US ambassador to UN takes office facing challenges

President Trump will address the UN in September; Craft’s job is to promote his agenda

United States