Diplomacy & Crisis News

Foreign powers should condemn Kais Saied’s power grab to halt long-term damage to the nascent democracy.

Senators quietly press U.S. President Joe Biden to reassess U.S.-Nigeria relations amid human rights concerns.

Chief advocate for alleged terrorists sanctioned by the United Nations announces his resignation citing red tape, rule-of-law issues.

While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to address the problem of emerging nicotine and tobacco products.

En décembre 2013, de violents affrontements ont opposé les forces de police boliviennes à des enfants descendus dans la rue pour exiger le droit de travailler. Se disant « à leur écoute », le président Evo Morales, célébré comme l'un des dirigeants les plus progressistes du continent américain, a décidé (...) / Amérique latine, Bolivie, Pérou, Démographie, Droit, Économie, Enfance, Éducation, État, Inégalités, Pauvreté, Santé, Syndicalisme, Travail, Ville, Droits de l'enfant, Accord international - 2016/05

The French president is making vaccines mandatory for many—sparking fresh protests ahead of next year’s elections.

A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.

The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as infections and deaths soar even as the military junta escalates attacks against healthcare workers. 

Adoptée par référendum le 3 décembre 1980 et modifiée le 28 juillet 1989, la Constitution iranienne instaure un régime fondé sur une double légitimité : le principe du velayat-e-faqih (tutelle du Guide qui incarne le primat de la jurisprudence islamique) et la « voix du peuple ». Les instances exécutive (...) / Iran, Élections, État, Politique - Proche-Orient

After years of closely cooperating on everything from Iran to oil, the Arab Gulf is entering a moment of wariness.

World powers have reacted cautiously to President Saied’s power grab, with only Turkey voicing strong opposition.

At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute malnourishment, two UN agencies warned on Monday. 

An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on the UN’s prestigious World Heritage List. 

Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem, three UN independent human rights experts said in a statement on Monday. 

The national security law is a direct threat to foreign firms.

Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later this year, charged with boosting climate action worldwide.

From piracy to the Ever Given, colonialism left hard scars.

The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on Monday, underscoring the need for everyone to support restoration and protection of these crucial habitats. 

Le nouveau Parlement iranien comptera moins d'ultraconservateurs. En entretenant les espoirs de changement, les modérés et les réformateurs qui soutiennent le président Hassan Rohani espèrent faire évoluer sans rupture un régime dont la force tient aujourd'hui davantage au ferment national qu'au (...) / Iran, Proche-Orient, Démocratie, Élections, Femmes, Islam, Jeunes, Logement, Mutation, Nationalisme, Politique, Religion, Drogue, Société civile - 2016/05

Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent of biodiversity loss, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, in a call to all countries to transform food systems to speed up sustainable development.