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When the United Nations commemorated the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter back in 2020, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid a supreme compliment to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).The C

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies highlight a few of the numerous speeches urging diplomatic resolution of the war at this year's General Assembly. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Common Dreams As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly debated the role

As we have seen, the new Fijian prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka set a new course for Fiji’s domestic and foreign policies, including a seeming turn from China toward so-called traditional allies, such as Australia. However, the new Fijian government has also taken an approach of balancing external power interests, which at times appears indecisive but at other times signals to some observers the loss of Chinese influence. In this piece, I argue that hedging on China merely reflects the

Thomas G. Weiss says the U.N.'s highest priority should be reinforcing the system's crumbling foundations. By Thomas G. Weiss PassBlue  Parachuting into the frenzy of Manhattan’s East Side last week exposed the usual traffic snarls and not-so diplomatic cacophony about the United Nations.

A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to increase assistance to The Bahamas and other small island States that face elevated threats from natural disasters resulting from climate change.

A former member of staff of the World Food Programme (WFP) has been talking about the immense psychological injuries he has suffered following the deadly terrorist attack on the UN offices at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003.

"Leaving the rich out of the equation." Sam Pizzigati reports on the protest by economists worldwide against the World Bank's "shared prosperity" method of tracking gaps in income and wealth.  By Sam Pizzigati  Inequality.org Been eating a bit too much ice cream this sweltering summer? Thin

'For the entire planet it is a disaster.'

'For the entire planet it is a disaster.'

'For the entire planet it is a disaster.'