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Brokering a Ceasefire in Yemen’s Economic Conflict
The latter struggle causes great civilian suffering. The new UN envoy should make it a central task to achieve an…
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Ethiopia: Tigray on brink of humanitarian disaster, UN says
The Tigray region of northern Ethiopia stands on the edge of a humanitarian disaster, the UN has said, as fighting escalates and…
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UN calls for $7 billion in aid for Afghanistan as ‘full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms’
The United Nations requires A$7 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the…
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Basmah bint Saud: Saudi princess released from jail after almost three years
Princess Basma bint Saud was detained in March 2019 as she prepared to fly to Switzerland for medical treatment. BBC…
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UN Members Should Stand Strong on Human Rights Funding
United Nations member countries currently haggling over the organization’s 2022 budget should stand firm against Russia and China-led efforts to…
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Sudan: New Wave of Attacks in Darfur
(Nairobi, December 15, 2021) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent…
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Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday verified the record, reported in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June…
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Time for the UN Security Council to Act on Climate Security
Member states should back this initiative – notwithstanding a possible veto – to encourage odds of passage and promote international…
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Yazidi genocide: landmark guilty verdict for IS jihadi could transform how atrocities are brought to justice
That this verdict was even possible was thanks to a detailed (and remarkably speedy) report in 2016 which established that violence against…
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Let Them Drown. Let Them Freeze to Death. Just Keep Them Out!
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, is a saintly body and does its best to care for those it…
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Our View: Turkey’s Varosha actions violate international law, so why won’t the EU act?
EU Council meetings take place several times a year, the main ones usually being June and December. Cyprus Mail Editorial…
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Reforming the AU Mission in Somalia
Despite the mission’s mixed record, its withdrawal could allow Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents to take over the country. ICG A mandate…
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Kenya v. Somalia: Is the ICJ’s Legitimacy Collateral Damage in its Own Ruling?
Flexing its muscles on October 12, 2021, the United Nations (UN)’s judicial organ, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ruled in favour…
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Getting Conflict into the Global Climate Conversation
In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Ulrich Eberle and Andrew Ciacci explain why these discussions cannot neglect questions of war…
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Bosnia is in danger of breaking up, warns top international official
The international community’s chief representative in Bosnia has warned that the country is in imminent danger of breaking apart, and there is…
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Tesla boss Musk challenges UN official
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, challenged a United Nations official’s claim that just a small percentage of his wealth…
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