List of United Nations articles
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media at a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on April 25. Journalists raise hands in the foreground. Putin’s Pied Piper Plays the U.N.
Sergey Lavrov’s swing through the United Nations this week was the culmination of his tour of the global south—but is he winning any converts?
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Protesters call for climate justice and loss and damage payments during the COP27 U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2022. The U.N. Could Have a Secret Legal Weapon to Fight Climate Change
An obscure 1978 treaty may grant the ICJ jurisdiction over the world’s largest emitters.
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A person waits for the start of the 11th emergency special session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. The U.N. Has Turned Turtle on the Ukraine War
A paralyzed Security Council and a toothless General Assembly can’t come to grips with Russia’s challenge to the international order.
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An aerial view of collapsed buildings as search and rescue efforts continue in Idlib, Syria on February 13, 2023. Don’t Rely on Assad to Get Aid to Syria’s Earthquake Victims
The announcement of border openings is reversible, and it won’t stop the regime’s ongoing obstruction of aid to rebel-held areas.
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The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the United Nations. How an Unusual Coalition Outfoxed China and Russia at the U.N.
The United Nations, thanks to a clever procedural revolt by small countries, is finally moving to close one of its last gaps on international law.
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Fiona Frazer speaks next to Markus Potzel in Kabul. U.N. Calls Ambassadors for Meeting With Taliban in Kandahar
It’s not recognition yet—just resignation.
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Protesters in Germany display Iranian and Kurdish flags in a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran. If Europe Wants to Sanction Iran, It Knows What to Do
United Nations sanctions are already on the books—they just need to be reactivated.
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People in light blue shirts that say "FREE UYGHUR" and flags stand in front of a building. How to Stop China Killing Human Rights at the U.N.
The Uyghur people and the human rights system depend on principled states taking action.
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Vladimir Putin addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The U.N. (as We Know It) Won’t Survive Russia’s War in Ukraine
The institutions designed to secure global order clearly aren't up to the task. What will take their place?
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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.
