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President Vladimir Putin could face a special tribunal for the crime of aggression in Ukraine. But a core group of advocates pushing for creating such a court is divided on what it should look like.
Two weeks after President Trump fired off a characteristically intemperate letter to the director-general of the World Health Organization, accusing him of incompetence in dealing with the Covid-19 ...
“We Can’t Breathe” protesters marched during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 20, 2020. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a global election monitoring group, is ...
Many Countries Cheer Gains to Ending the Death Penalty Globally, but Foes Harden Their Stance - PassBlueIt appears, too, that the positions on both sides of the death penalty have hardened. While this ...
Frances Zainoeddin of the International Federation on Ageing bemoaned the slow gains made by the United Nations General Assembly to ensure the legal protection of older people’s human rights, ...
At a clinic at La Fossette Health Center in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, nurses vaccinate babies, among other health care services. The pandemic could further erode Haiti’s stability, experts say, given its ...
Russia’s permanent membership in the Security Council is at odds with its war in Ukraine, which is seen by many other nations as a violation of the Council’s mandate to “promote the establishment and ...
Major UN Elections; Guterres Crosses One Finish Line; Long Working Hours Can Kill You - PassBlue• The president of the General Assembly’s 75th session, Volkan Bozkir, recognized the contender from ...
The Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, Jan. 14, 2020, Drake University. Few of the candidates have uttered the words “United Nations,” but a close reading of their speeches and other sources ...
Feminists Rev Up for Beijing+25 Reviews as the US Resists - PassBlueThe regional meetings’ final documents will also guide the work of UN Women in its role as convener of the Generation Equality ...