I’ll cut to the chase: Because of some funding decisions out of our control, UN Dispatch is pivoting to a crowdfunding model. We are moving to Substack and I need your help to keep our coverage of the ...
Five members of the Security Council rotating off and five new ones rotating in. How will the new composition of the Security Council shape its work in the coming year, and who are the key new ...
As I write, hundreds of world leaders are on their way to New York for the opening of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. This is always one of the most important moments in international ...
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Some of the most heavily indebted countries in the world are also the ones most vulnerable to climate-induced natural disasters. When a hurricane, cyclone, or massive drought hits a country, officials ...
In this Global Dispatches podcast episode, Clemence Landers of the Center for Global Development discusses the upcoming replenishments of several global development funds and the potential challenges ...
Moments ago, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. This vote at the General Assembly comes after the United ...
The annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly is one of the most important weeks in international diplomacy. The main event of the 78th United Nations General Assembly is the “General ...
BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It is a significant grouping for the sheer size of the countries involved. BRICS account for 40% of the world’s population and nearly ...
It has been an exceptionally deadly year for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. The first eight months of 2023 have been the deadliest on record since 2017, with over 2,000 deaths and counting.
In 2003 a militia drawn from ethnic Arab tribes in Darfur known as the Janjaweed partnered with the government of Sudan in a genocidal campaign against non-Arab tribes in the region. An estimated ...
Genocide looms large over Sudan. When war broke out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, in April 2023, those of us who know the region well feared what would happen to the west, in Darfur. In 2003, ...