Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from WHO Jeopardizes Global Health and American SafetyIt’s official. The United States is seeking to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). Though this move had been...
UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen is Suddenly the Key Diplomat Managing the International Response to Syria’s Political Transition.When the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, it had all the makings of a monumental catastrophe. The Secretary-General at...
The 32 Global Crises the UN Expects to Confront in 2025The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its annual assessment of global humanitarian needs today....
Three Reasons the United Nations May Be Moderately Relieved By Trump’s Decision to Pick Elise Stefanik as UN AmbassadorDonald Trump has appointed New York Representative Elise Stefanik as his incoming Ambassador to the UN. Once widely seen as...
What a Second Trump Presidency Means for the UNThe important thing to understand about Donald Trump’s approach to the United Nations is that he is not intrinsically hostile...
Sudan’s “Emergency Response Rooms” Show the Future of Humanitarian AidWhen Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, something at once very common and profoundly extraordinary took place. In the...
Three Takeaways from Biden’s Farewell UN SpeechWhen President Biden approached the General Assembly dais, I expected a bit of a historical tour of his 50-year career...
These Stories Will Drive the Agenda During UN WeekAs I write, hundreds of world leaders are on their way to New York for the opening of the 79th...
Why I Still Love UNGA After All These YearsFor most people in the foreign policy world, the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York...
