United Nations

  • Jun 15, 2021
  • 7 min read

Sudan-South Sudan conflict in Abyei may remain frozen

Shifting geopolitics have created new pressures for movement on the frozen border dispute between the two countries

South Sudan
  • Apr 28, 2021
  • 7 min read

WFP accord will raise humanitarian hopes in Venezuela

The government has reached an agreement with the World Food Programme to distribute food to Venezuelan children

Venezuela
  • Apr 1, 2021
  • 6 min read

Global norms on cyberspace elude UN forum

A report adopted by the UN Open-Ended Working Group fails make cyberspace any safer from malicious state activity

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 7 min read

UN’s Congo mission faces long and challenging drawdown

After over two decades of operations, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo is preparing its gradual withdrawal

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 10, 2020
  • 6 min read

China will stymie India’s UN Security Council agenda

India will be a temporary member of the UN Security Council in 2021-22

India
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 7 min read

Prospects for sustainable development goals in 2021

The pandemic crisis will reverse progress on critical social and economic sustainable development goals

International
  • Jan 9, 2020
  • 7 min read

UN Palestinian agency will turn page on ethics scandal

UNRWA has had its mandate renewed, despite a damaging scandal that prompted states to suspend funding

Palestinians
  • Jan 9, 2020
  • 7 min read

Conditions for a Libya peace deal are poor

Following the official entry of Turkey into the Libyan civil war, there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity

Libya