The ICC’s First Hunger-Striking Defendant Poses a Courtroom ConundrumAt the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Bosco Ntaganda, who is on trial for his role in war...
This meeting at the UN is President Obama’s powerful counterpoint to rising anti-refugee sentimentThis is Barack Obama’s last UN General Assembly, and it comes amid the worst refugee crisis since the advent of...
5 Stories to Follow During UN WeekIt’s that time of year! World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week for the start of the...
Yemen is sinking deeper and deeper into a never-ending civil warYemen is the region’s poorest country. And since the Arab Spring it’s also been one of the most unstable countries...
Are South Sudanese Forces Deliberately Targeting Americans? Is the UN next?Colum Lynch has an explosive scoop in Foreign Policy reporting an incident in July in which a convoy of American diplomats...
How the UN is Shoring Up the Historic Peace Deal in ColombiaThis week, Colombia entered into an indefinite ceasefire between the government and FARC, the largest rebel group in the country,...
An Extreme Malnutrition Crisis is Escalating in Northern NigeriaThe warnings about a severe humanitarian crisis underway in a remote corner of Nigeria previously controlled by Boko Haram are...
There’s New Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Syria, Now a Showdown is Looming at the Security CouncilChemical Weapons have been used — again — in Syria. A report transmitted to the Security Council yesterday by a...
World Humanitarian Day: The Plight of Aid WorkersToday is World Humanitarian Day, an international day established in 2003 to honor aid workers who dedicate themselves to improving...