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Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
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Why the UN General Assembly still matters
More than eight decades on, the UN General Assembly remains the place where the UN’s 193 Member States come together to debate the defining...
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it
Sitting in her Vienna office ahead of a pivotal UN gathering in Abu Dhabi, Monica Juma is focused on a simple reality: crime has...
Surviving the summer
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses existential threats to humankind: extreme heat, never-ending drought and a plan to provide Earth with sunlight on demand.
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken a disproportionate toll on women and girls, many of whom...
Less than 4 years from development goals deadline, progress shows what’s possible
For Benin, making progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has meant finding new ways to finance development. Read the full story, “Less...
Sexual violence against civilians and POW’s in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’
Over 1,000 cases of sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) in Ukraine have been documented from the start of Russia’s invasion...
‘Violence will only defer a problem’: UN Assembly President on trust, AI and lessons from the Rohingya crisis
Khalilur Rahman took the gavel as President of the UN General Assembly’s 81st session amid what he calls a crisis of confidence in the...
Security Council LIVE: UN peacekeeping under pressure
UN peacekeepers have increasingly been sent into places where there is no peace to keep – under resourced, outgunned and exposed to violence they...
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis growing by the hour amid spike in displacement
People displaced by the renewed fighting in Yemen have described fleeing for their lives amid shelling and gunfire, aid agencies reported on Friday, while...
Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across Himalayas
The catastrophic flooding that swept away entire villages in northern Nepal could occur again in the country or elsewhere in the Himalayas due to...
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak