Ungar of the Crisis Group said the ICSC annually makes salary adjustments based on the compensation of US civil servants, ...

Prashanthi Krishnamoorthy, a diplomat from Sri Lanka, in a traditional sari to represent her country. Josiane Toundzi, who works for the UN, in a dress created by an African designer, Pathé'O.

At the recent annual opening session of the General Assembly, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared that “the world ...

The Trailblazer Award was created in 2022 by the UN Justice and Corrections Service of the Office for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions. The award, sponsored by Canada, was designed to honor ...

Palantir is involved in everything from government surveillance and predictive policing to gathering battlefield intelligence and monitoring nuclear safeguards. It is ensconced in the US government ...

The struggling women, peace & security agenda; Russia, echoing US, damns the EU; breaking the SecGen glass ceiling, big ...

Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, delivered his speech to the General Assembly high-level week on Sept. 25 by video from his base in the West Bank, calling Israeli’s retaliatory ...

A series of three podcasts, created by Dan Becker, illuminating the founding of the United Nations. This series features Stephen Schlesinger, the American historian and author of the book “Act of ...

Jihan al-Taei, an Iraqi politician who has founded a new women-led party, al-Mawadda, despite facing high hurdles at every juncture. Its launching occurs amid the country’s long, uneven struggle for ...

Sangjin Kim, chargé d’affaires ambassador of South Korea to the UN, photographed at its mission, Aug. 29, 2025. His country is planning to focus on the implications of artificial intelligence for ...

The UN General Assembly’s Summit of the Future, Sept. 23, 2024. This year’s annual opening session of the Assembly, drawing world leaders from 193 countries, will undoubtedly be tense with ...

A Trump administration plan to destroy $9.7 million worth of US-financed contraceptives, like the IUD above, could involve France incinerating the products, which were meant to go to women in some of ...