insert_link World UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity By Mike Brand, University of Connecticut World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations. It couldn’t come at a more pressing time. As presidents, prime […] todaySeptember 19, 2024 5
insert_link World With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable By Emma Shortis, RMIT University Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than a decade after reaching a plea deal with the US government. In the past several months, momentum has been building towards this moment. There was increasing bipartisan support in both the Australian […] todayJune 25, 2024 13
insert_link Africa EU calls for resolution to Sudan crisis The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the Sudan conflict "has triggered the worst humanitarian crisis in the world" and "we must put an end to this man-made disaster." todayApril 15, 2024 19
insert_link World Israeli offensive threatens Gaza relief, says Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned that an all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end of UN-led humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza. todayFebruary 27, 2024 45
insert_link Opinion Pieces Rafah: A Point of No Return By Mona Ali Khalil The catastrophe in Rafah has begun. In the 131 terrible days since the horrible Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, we have watched 1.8 million Palestinian civilians pushed from the north of Gaza to the south and even further south until they reached Rafah at the very end of the strip. Adults and children alike have been bombed and shot relentlessly in […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 20
insert_link World UN Chief urges world peace amid ‘age of chaos’ The UN Secretary-General has outlined his priorities for 2024 in a speech at the General Assembly on Wednesday. Antonio Guterres has stressed the need for peace in the world saying the world is in an "age of chaos". Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. todayFebruary 8, 2024 17
