Diplomacy & Crisis News

The nation was already on the economic brink before COVID-19 hit.

The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) issued a series of recommendations on Wednesday to ensure that citizens – after years of civil unrest – can freely decide the future of their country during presidential elections on 27 December.

The potential next Democratic administration is preparing to upend decades of dogma on globalization.

Global inequality continues to shrink as Asian incomes rise and the Western middle class struggles.

The U.S. secretary of state’s commission cherry picks the issues that suit its agenda while undermining international law and threatening LGBT and women’s rights.

An independent expert committee will be established to examine various aspects of the international treaty that governs preparedness and response to health emergencies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. 

China’s rise has pushed Silicon Valley away from the values it once claimed to hold.

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa.

A new UN report launched on Thursday highlights human rights violations and abuses that were committed during recent demonstrations in Iraq and calls for immediate action for justice.

Some of the world’s most marginalized and defenseless communities have fallen victim to violence and other rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the UN agency dedicated to tackling the AIDS virus to urge Governments to protect the most vulnerable, particularly key populations at higher risk of HIV. 

Lawmakers and former U.S. military officials criticized the Trump administration for failing to forcefully condemn the Kremlin after several U.S. troops were injured in Syria.

Exaggeration, distortion, spin—that much was expected. More frightening were the things they didn’t say.

Oubliées des historiens, les femmes réalisatrices ou scénaristes se comptaient par dizaines au début du XXe siècle, participant à l'âge d'or du cinéma muet. Parmi elles, Lois Weber, qui traitait de la vie quotidienne des Américaines et de sujets sociaux, dont l'essentiel de l'œuvre a brûlé. / Culture, (...) / Culture, Femmes, Cinéma, Histoire, Exclusion sociale, Pauvreté, Inégalités, Industrie culturelle - 2020/09

Après sa défaite face à Israël, en 1967, le monde arabe connaît d'importants bouleversements politiques. Les différentes factions palestiniennes profitent de ces changements pour accroître la lutte armée contre l'État hébreu. La Jordanie devient leur base arrière et les combattants entrevoient même de (...) / Armée, Palestine, Israël, Jordanie, Égypte, Proche-Orient, Guérilla, Réfugiés, Conflit israélo-arabe, Conflit israélo-palestinien - 2020/09

The West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first in the continent to achieve the milestone, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said. 

Foreign ministers hope to avert a military confrontation, but the dispute will likely fester.

The AU’s double standard on lifelong leaders who reject term limits undercuts its moral standing to reject military coups.

The Assad regime is suffering a massive outbreak—and burying the bodies in silence.

For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as the agency launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep inequalities in access.  

The COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges in Iraq, but elections in 2021 – if credible - could open a new chapter for the Middle East nation after years of conflict and strife, the UN’s top official in the country said Wednesday.