More: United Nations
Western Sahara: Three Wrong Turns the World Must Not Take
At the end of April the United Nations Security Council returns to a file it has been unable to close for more than three...
How Nuclear Technology Belongs in the SDGs Conversation?
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework to tackle emerging global challenges such as poverty, hunger, healthcare water scarcity, and...
Socialists & Progressives Support the UN Declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity
The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a...
Behind China’s Abstention: The Calculus of Not Condemning Iran’s Gulf Strikes
China abstained from voting on UN Security Council Resolution 2817 in March 2026, which condemned Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan by a...
The Slow Death of International Law: A Return to the 1930s
After the Second World War and the loss of millions of lives, the victorious powers decided to establish rules and mechanisms to preserve international...
Unraveling the Paradox: Gender-Based Violence, Militarization, and the Role of the UN in Conflict Zones
Violence against girls and women was accepted as an inevitable aspect of violence and warfare before a critical examination into how sexual assault and...
Pursuing Reparations for Africa: From African Union to United Nations
Noticeably, African political elites and intellectuals, academics, and researchers have navigated reparations with little progress and tangible results until today. Political and diplomatic engagements...
The UN at 80: A relic of the past, or a blueprint for tomorrow?
The U.N. is currently facing an imminent financial collapse exacerbated by unpaid fees, as articulated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In a letter to ambassadors...
The War on Iran: A Legal Grey Area or a Clear Violation of the UN Charter?
The U. S. military, in coordination with Israel, has attacked over 1,000 targets in Iran, resulting in the deaths of many officials, including Supreme...
UN probe: Iran war illegal under Charter, school attack a shocking violation
An independent United Nations investigation into human rights violations in Iran condemned attacks from Israel and the United States, as well as Iran's retaliatory...