The UN is electing new members of the Security Council today. This is a big dealUN Member States will elect five new members of the Security Council today. These elections are to replace five countries...
Here’s what a new UN report says about trends in global drug useThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime just released its annual drug report. In summary, things are okay. We...
Big Implications at the UN for BrexitIn some ways, not much will change at the United Nations for the United Kingdom. It will, for example, remain...
A Cluster Bomb Sale Ban Was Narrowly Defeated in the US CongressCluster bombs may be on their way out. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives debated an amendment to the...
A Hollow Victory in the Battle for Fallujah?For two years, Fallujah has been occupied by the Islamic State. The city of 300,000 is situated just 40 miles...
“We are losing our lives sitting here.” Two Thousand Refugees Are Trapped on a Tiny Greek IslandTo many, they are considered the lucky ones. By arriving on Greek shores before March 20, they are not subject...
Three Charts that Help Explain our Global Refugee CrisisToday is World Refugee Day, an annual commemoration on June 20 for the global humanitarian community to shine a spotlight...
The Organization of American States is in Crisis. This Matters Big TimeThe Organization of American States is meeting this week for its annual General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The...
UN Panel Says Attacks on Yazidis is a Genocide. Now What?A UN human rights panel released evidence today that ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidi group, a religious minority...