Diplomacy & Crisis News

Bienvenue en Chine occidentale ! L'OMS recommande que les États s'emploient à convaincre de l'utilité — incontestable — du vaccin contre le Covid-19 plutôt que d'user de la contrainte. Mais M. Emmanuel Macron en a décidé autrement. Ce président qui ne cesse de pourfendre l'« illibéralisme » ne conçoit (...) / Technologie, Internet, Mutation, Technologies de l'information, Médecine, Santé, Télésurveillance, Sécurité, Chine, France, Autoritarisme, Droit - 2021/08

Kyiv feels let down by supposed allies in Berlin and Washington.

Stopping the atrocities in Xinjiang requires reaching the Chinese public.

Practically all peacekeepers and staff have now left the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in line with its drawdown plan, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday. 

If Westerners are shocked at political developments in Tunisia, it’s because they described it as a straightforward success for too long.

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A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.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