List of United Nations articles
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A girl holds up a sign that reads "Let Haitians Decide Their Own Future" Intervening in Haiti, Again
Without a credible and locally owned political road map, another intervention will do little to strengthen Haiti.
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Cases of bottled water are handed out in Mississippi. Biden Should Embrace the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
Many of his domestic policy priorities align with the global campaign.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres attends a press conference. A Crisis of Faith Shakes the United Nations in Its Big Week
From its failure to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine to its inaction on Myanmar and climate change, the institution is under fire from all sides.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo before a trilateral meeting on Syria in Tehran on July 19. How Ukraine Has Changed Russian Diplomacy
Moscow is shunning legacy platforms for dialogue—and creating its own.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ‘Russians Are Feeling the Pressure’
What U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield wants from the 77th U.N. General Assembly.
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A long-delayed report on human rights in China The United Nations Is Scared of Calling Out China’s Genocide
A long-delayed report on Xinjiang was an important step forward, but it has critical omissions.
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Taliban fighters and supporters celebrate victory. The United Nations Can Hold the Taliban Accountable
Banning travel, at last, will send a message that brutality and support for terrorists are not acceptable.
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Egyptian workers fill sacks with wheat during harvest in Saqiyat al-Manqadi, Egypt, on May 1, 2019. How to Feed the Planet
It is possible to protect nature and provide nutrition for all. Here’s what the U.S. needs to do to make it happen.
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The sun sets on a deep-sea mining vessel Race to the Bottom: Deep-Sea Mining Is the Next Frontier
The untapped trove of metals on the ocean floor might be the key to a greener future—or an environmental catastrophe.
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Burqa-clad women wait in line for food. The U.N. Knows Afghanistan Is Messed Up. But It’s Keeping Mum.
An internal United Nations report details escalating Taliban violations of human rights—and little U.N. leverage.
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Afghan Ambassador Nasir Andisha attends a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Afghanistan in Geneva on Aug. 24, 2021. U.S. Weighs Waiving Taliban Travel Ban (Again)
Western engagement with the militant group appears to be on its last legs.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet leaves after she addressed the press on the opening day of the 50th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 13. Michelle Bachelet’s Failed Xinjiang Trip Has Tainted Her Whole Legacy
The U.N. human rights commissioner ended up whitewashing China’s atrocities.
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Electricity workers check solar panels in China. Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It
Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
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Bill Gates Bill Gates’s Pandemic Prevention Plan Has a China-Sized Blind Spot
In his new book, the billionaire philanthropist focuses on technical solutions but ignores politics.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visits Ukraine after Russian invasion The Reluctant Peacemaker
Criticized for inaction in Ukraine, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres wades into diplomatic hellscape with little prospect of halting Russian invasion.
