The UN Refugee Agency, which operates worldwide, including in Myanmar, is battered by drops in voluntary funding and the US dismantling the international refugee convention. Can the agency and its ...

The fifth straw poll of the United Nations Security Council, conducted on Oct. 7, reveals no apparent candidate for UN secretary-general to lead the organization for the next five years, starting on ...

A laundry worker at the Nyakunde Ebola Treatment Center, in Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak of the virus hit the region in mid-May amid a continuing conflict ...

At the 81st UN General Assembly high-level week, dignitaries, diplomats and advocates moved through meetings where the futures of nations can hinge on the delicate balance of debate and persuasion.

[UN: June 5] American Deputy Booted Over Unpaid Dues, New Security Council Members & Lots More - PassBlue ...

Prashanthi Krishnamoorthy, a diplomat from Sri Lanka, in a traditional sari to represent her country. Josiane Toundzi, who works for the UN, in a dress created by an African designer, Pathé'O.

In an interview recently during the UN General Assembly high-level week, Nowrojee talked about what the world wants from the next UN secretary-general vs. what the powerful countries in the Security ...

Jérôme Bonnafont, France’s envoy to the UN and monthly rotating president of the Security Council, led the body’s latest straw poll in the process to select the next UN secretary-general. There is no ...

His remarks echoed his address at the high-level week last year, blaming most of his country’s problems on France, except that this year’s address singled out its northern neighbor, Algeria, for ...

US President Trump and his wife, Melania, on the escalator to the UN General Assembly Hall, Sept. 23, 2025. The essayist writes that although Trump has become an “outright antagonist” to the UN in his ...

Results of PassBlue's Survey: 'Vote for the Next UN Secretary-General' - PassBlue The results are in from our recent informal readers’ survey on who should be the next UN secretary-general for the ...

Adult and child migrants arriving at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after being voluntarily returned to Nigeria with help from the International Organization for Migration, June 2026.