List of United Nations articles
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Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport Throw a Lifeline to the Afghans Left Behind
This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.
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A man dressed in a blue tunic and pants gazes out over a view of the city through peaked arches atop a high building. How Not to Lose the Peace in Afghanistan
A U.N. peacekeeping mission could help avert civil war.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 20. Inside Biden’s Presidential UNGA Debut
The U.S. president has yet to convince the world that a post-Trump America is here to stay.
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UN-General-Assembly-Biden-Modi-Bolsonaro-1500x1000 Coronavirus Threat Hangs Over U.N. General Assembly
Some world leaders traveling to New York are ignoring coronavirus safety protocols.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron sit together at the G-7 summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on June 13. Spat With France Overshadows Biden Debut at UNGA
France recalls its envoys to Washington and Canberra over a dispute ahead of the major U.N. summit.
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Then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden participates in a virtual fundraising event in Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 12, 2020. Biden, a Lifelong U.N. Advocate, Needs the Institution More Than Ever
From COVID-19 to climate, the U.S. president will focus his first General Assembly speech on the world body’s indispensability.
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Taliban fighters stand guard as passengers board a plane. U.S. Asks U.N. to Waive Taliban Travel Ban
A key Biden lever over the Taliban has been removed.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres U.N.’s Guterres Has a Plan to Reboot Multilateralism
The newly reelected secretary-general wants the world to work together to battle pandemics, inequality, and climate change.
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The U.N. logo U.S. and China Reach Deal to Block Myanmar’s Junta From U.N.
The informal deal offers common ground with Beijing and a blow to Myanmar’s hopes of legitimacy.
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WHO chief Tedros briefs media on COVID-19. Biden Must Move Fast to Replace WHO’s Tedros
It will take an all-out diplomatic blitz to block the director-general’s impending reelection.
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Afghan security officers stand in front of a U.N. vehicle. U.N. Return to Afghanistan: ‘This Is Completely Insane’
A month ago, the United Nations was pulling its staff out of Afghanistan. Now, it’s headed back in to avert a major humanitarian crisis.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet. China, Russia Look to Outflank U.S. in Afghanistan
Meanwhile, Pakistan urges Washington to pump the breaks on sanctioning the Taliban.
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An Ethiopian women sits at a refugee camp in eastern Sudan. U.N. Officials Downplayed Sexual Violence in Ethiopia in Leaked Call
In a conversation in March, U.N. officials on the ground questioned whether some reports of mass rapes in the Tigray fight were “media hype.”
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U.S. soldiers fight the Taliban. Afghans Need a Humanitarian Intervention Right Now
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should continue. But a new military engagement should begin.
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U.N. Afghanistan envoy Deborah Lyons attends a meeting in Kabul. U.N. Afghanistan Envoy Issues Desperate Plea to Avert Catastrophe
Deborah Lyons cites Syria and Sarajevo in her warnings of what could come as the Taliban turn their guns toward Afghanistan’s cities.
