The essayist, a UN human rights specialist, writes that a new survivors of torture charter has been written by “people who have experienced this most violent of crimes” to demand that the world help ...

When Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, was asked whether Beijing intended to fill the financial and other ...

The UN Refugee Agency has a new executive in the Mexico City office, arriving amid a demanding moment for the organization in ...

As the so-called “penholder” on South Sudan, Washington shaved off language on gender, climate change, misinformation and ...

On April 21-22, the Secretary-General candidates participated in General Assembly interactive dialogues to explain their visions for the United Nations. An expert group of 15 NGOs share what the ...

PassBlue and the 1 for 8 Billion campaign are working together to increase public awareness of candidates’ visions for the United Nations. Our partners – 15 leading NGOs with diverse expertise – have ...

Bachelet frames prevention as central to international peace and security, positioning peacekeeping and peacebuilding as tools for prevention alongside mediation, early warning and preventive ...

Since the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by the United States on Jan. 3, 2026, life in Venezuela has improved slightly, ...

South Africa is among the heroes upholding the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. On Dec.

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Michelle Bachelet and Rafael Grossi participating in the UN secretary-general candidate dialogues organized by the president of the General Assembly, April 21, 2026. The dialogues lasted three hours ...

The candidates will appear before the General Assembly on April 21-22 to take questions from member states and civil society. Shortly following these General Assembly dialogues, PassBlue and 1 for 8 ...