Diplomacy & Crisis News

The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a multi-agency climate report published on Thursday warns. 

The contribution of women activists towards building peace across the world is being highlighted in a UN exhibition of images taken by women photographers which is opening online and in New York.

The government seeks to avoid Evergrande Group becoming Beijing’s Lehman Brothers.

The 76th session of the UN General Assembly is due to begin on 14 September, and it will be very different from 2020’s fully virtual gathering. UNGA 76 will still be overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but that won’t stop leaders (some of them in the Assembly Hall) from addressing urgent global challenges. Here are five things you should know about 2021’s “hybrid” event.

The UN humanitarian affairs chief warned on Wednesday that Syria, after more than a decade of war, remains “caught in a downward spiral” and that “the country will continue to be a place of tragedy, so long as the conflict continues.” 

The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, are to be sent home immediately, following credible reports alleging that unidentified ‘blue helmets’ had abused five girls.

Beijing has used the “war on terror” to target its own minorities like Uyghurs.

A nationally televised debate mostly highlighted the weaknesses of the leading contenders to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A supposedly Orwellian system is fragmented, localized, and mostly targeted at businesses.

Closing Guantánamo Bay isn’t enough.

South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions within its Transitional National Legislature, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday, as he encouraged parties to build on these gains in efforts to overcome significant political and security headwinds.

States should place moratoriums on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems until adequate safeguards are put in place, UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday.       

Pas un jour, en Irak, sans que l'on annonce des morts : des militaires de la coalition, mais aussi des diplomates et surtout des civils innocents. Cette guerre apporte le chaos dans la région ; elle est aussi une guerre contre le peuple américain. / États-Unis, Irak, Violence, Torture, Guerre (...) / États-Unis, Irak, Violence, Torture, Guerre d'Irak 2003-2011 - 2005/08

The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans.  

America’s man in Afghanistan reflects on Trump’s ill-fated peace deal, the pullout, and how everything went wrong.

Découper la mer en zones spécialisées, comme on aménage les terres ? Portée par une directive européenne qui entrera en application en septembre, cette idée part d'un constat : certains espaces juxtaposent des activités parfois incompatibles (transport, pêche, gazoducs, aires protégées, exploitation (...) / Droit international, Économie, Énergie, Mer, Mutation, Relations internationales, Transports, Géographie, Mer Baltique, Environnement, Pêche, Technologies vertes, Frontières - 2016/07

/ Russie, Pétrole, Prison, Transports, Géographie, Matières premières, Charbon, Arctique, Gaz naturel - Espace et territoire / Russie, Pétrole, Prison, Transports, Géographie, Matières premières, Charbon, Arctique, Gaz naturel - Espace et territoire

The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.” 

Nor would they desire to.