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Gulf Tensions Could Trigger a Conflict Nobody Wants
An inclusive regional security dialogue may be unlikely, he said, but it would be irresponsible not to try. Robert Malley…
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Reducing the Human Cost of the New Nagorno-Karabakh War
Combatants must cease attacks on populated areas and let humanitarian aid through. ICG International actors, notably the UN and OSCE,…
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‘Wilfully destructive’: Natural disasters nearly double under climate change, UN says
Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United…
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Block China’s seat on human rights council over Uighurs, urges Lisa Nandy
Britain must oppose giving China a seat on the UN’s human rights body this week in protest at its abuse…
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Protests as Turkish side opens part of Varosha beach
A gate to the fenced beach area opened at noon while Turkish Cypriot ‘prime-minister’ Ersin Tatar visited the area at…
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Cyprus Condemns Turkish Move to Reopen Varosha
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades strongly condemned the announcement, saying it is “an exceptionally unacceptable situation.” gtp Speaking after an urgent National Council meeting,…
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Public backs nations cooperating, but questions UN: Survey
People generally favor nations cooperating, and welcome, for example, how the World Health Organization has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Behind the Snapback Debate at the UN
In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Richard Gowan, Ashish Pradhan and Naysan Rafati explain what this step implies for the…
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A law to deprive immigration detainees of their only contact: Australia’s shame before the world
The Universal Periodic Review takes place on a five-year cycle and is an opportunity for members of the UN to…
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Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’
Scientists are to warn world leaders that increasing numbers of deadly new pandemics will afflict the planet if levels of…
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Germany eyes global health ambitions as US steps back
Germany might be on its way to filling the void left by the U.S. in global health. But it’s not…
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Iran: The U.S. Brings Maximum Pressure to the UN
Other UN Security Council members should disregard this gambit and urge Tehran not to overreact. – ICG What’s new? A…
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The United Nations Prepares for a Somber 75th Anniversary
Well before COVID-19 hit, the Trump administration’s “America First” policies had deprived the world body of its traditional leader, the…
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Australia asks UN to dismiss Torres Strait Islanders’ claim climate change affects their human rights
The Morrison government has asked the human rights committee of the United Nations to dismiss a landmark claim by a…
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A stain on the conscience of humanity: the second Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
What is often overlooked is that on 14 August 1974 Turkey launched a second and even more devastating invasion, in…
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How the World Enables China’s Legal Gamesmanship
More specifically, I suggested that the official delegates of the 160-plus national governments who will convene later in 2020 for…
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