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
  • Nov 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Calls for stronger UN Mali mission will achieve little

Mauritania and Senegal have been pushing to beef up the role of the UN peacekeeping force in the country

Mali
  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

Egypt will deny systematic human rights abuses

Egypt's human rights record is under review at the UN today

Egypt
  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 2 min read

Libya arms embargo violations are set to continue

An early look at a UN report on arms embargo violations points to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey

Libya
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

UN agency for Palestinians will seek to show reform

UNRWA's top official has resigned following allegations of misconduct by himself and others in his senior team

Palestinians
  • 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