More: United Nations
The Compulsion of Water Cooperation
Danilo Turk and Sundeep Waslekar Since last September when the United Nations declared water as a sustainable development goal, a number of countries have...
How Do We Really Help Refugees?
The UNHCR reports that there are approximately 50 million refugees around the world at present. 50 million. That's the population of South Korea, or...
What happens currently in Libya
In Libya, Isis/Daesh has taken control of Sabratha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 70 kilometers west of Tripoli. It is true that, as claimed...
The Genocide Convention: An Unused but not Forgotten Standard of World Law
9 December is the anniversary of the 1948 Convention on Genocide, signed at the UN General Assembly held in 1948 in Paris. The Genocide...
Why do we need strong United Nations?
“The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is an opportunity to reflect – to look back on the UN’s history and take stock of...
Chessboard Strategy: Russia and UN Resolution 2117
The Russian government has made great leaps since the collapse of the Soviet Union, “moving from a globally-isolated, centrally-planned economy towards a more market-based...
The UN Leadership Team and the Non-Aligned Movement
There is currently an active discussion among UN delegations in New York concerning the way in which the appointment of the next UN Secretary-General...
Kazakhstan: United Nations Security Council 2017-2018
Kazakhstan, in an attempt to build its reputation as mediator and the leading country in Central Asia, is seeking a position on the 15-member...
Burundi: Storm Warning
The United Nations Human Rights Council ended its session on Friday, 3 July, and called attention to two new country situations which require strong...
UN Reaffirms the Safeguards for Civilians in Times of War
“Accountability for breaches of international humanitarian law and for human rights violations, as well as respect for human rights, are not obstacles to peace,...