Diplomacy & Crisis News

U.S. is “locked and loaded” for more strikes, but only if Assad uses chemical weapons.

In an address to an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Saturday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned against the crisis in Syria “spiraling out of control."

« Travail, foyer, famille, nation, jeunesse, santé et ordre », telles sont les valeurs dont se réclame le premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orbán. Il espère ainsi conserver le soutien des classes moyennes, laborieuses et « saines ». Et son gouvernement de droite nationaliste est bien décidé à présenter (...) / Europe, Europe de l'Est, Hongrie, Droit, Économie, Extrême droite, Finance, Parti politique, Politique, Protection sociale - 2012/02

Trump’s latest airstrikes are a new U.S.-Russian missile crisis that risks devastating escalation.

The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the international community to avoid actions which could escalate the crisis in Syria and deepen the suffering of its people.

Meeting residents of the world’s largest camp for Somali refugees ­– sprawling Dadaab, located in north-eastern Kenya ­­– the top United Nations official for Somalia expressed his solidarity with their situation and highlighted the gradual progress made in their home country.

“‘Mama Winnie’ – as she was affectionately known – was a towering figure in the struggle against apartheid,” said  Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, during a tribute held at United Nations Headquarters in honour of the late Winfred ‘Winnie’ Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world to reflect on the suffering of those who perished, as well as survived, the Rwandan genocide, and resolve to prevent such atrocities from ever happening again.

As an era of peace approaches, both countries should take practical steps to strengthen the relationship.

Barack Obama did too little to curb the militant group, especially in Latin America. Donald Trump should do more.

While a moderate upturn in the world economy led to more development financing in 2017, a new United Nations report out Friday revealed that the vast majority of investment is still short-term oriented, putting global commitments to create sustainable economies at risk.

It’s no accident that the Chinese government is leading the world in medical advances — and in dangerous ethical lapses.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday again called for the creation of an independent panel that could determine who used chemical weapons in Syria, as the absence of such a body increases the risks of a military escalation in a country already riven by “confrontations and proxy wars.”

The Japanese prime minister’s courtship of the U.S. president worked. For a while.

But some question whether it will result in anything concrete.

On a beaucoup parlé et écrit ces derniers temps sur l'opuscule du colonel Nasser intitulé : la Philosophie de la Révolution, pour expliquer le coup de force de Suez du 26 juillet dernier. Qualifiée de « coup de tête », la nationalisation de la Compagnie universelle du canal de Suez a été attribuée en (...) / Égypte, Colonialisme, Commerce international, Histoire, Nationalisation, Guerre de Suez 1956, Décolonisation - 1956/09

The first-ever international conference to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) opened at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Friday amid dire warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis in the vast African country.

The United Nations refugee agency and the Government of Bangladesh on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the safe, dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar, “once conditions there are conducive.”

FP contributor Vauhini Vara appears on The E.R. to discuss her story “Germany’s Family Feud.”

A Genève, les chercheurs traquent le boson de Higgs, la fameuse particule qui pourrait permettre d'expliquer les propriétés du cosmos. La quête de l'infiniment petit transformerait alors la physique pour nous éclairer sur la naissance de l'Univers… / Espace, Idées, Recherche, Science - (...) / Espace, Idées, Recherche, Science - 2012/02