Diplomacy & Crisis News

The wisdom and knowledge of indigenous people in Guatemala is central to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, targets agreed by countries around the world to end poverty, maintain peace and preserve the health of the planet. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator in Guatemala Rebeca Arias Flores explains how sustainable development is not new, but simply a new name that draws on ancient wisdom that is renewed with each generation of indigenous people. 

More than a human rights violation against an individual, enforced disappearances have frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the whole of society, the United Nations said on Sunday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance.

Syrian opponents meeting in Geneva as part of efforts to find a peaceful end to nearly a decade of conflict in their country have found common ground on which to pursue further discussions, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Saturday.

Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some of whom have been stuck at sea for weeks, must be brought to shore immediately, two UN agencies said on Saturday.

Skyrocketing housing prices threaten South Korea, the plight of LGBTQ people in Kashmir, and rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in Argentina. 

‘Under Beijing’s Shadow’ lays out in compelling detail how China is working to dominate the region.

Disruptions of mail aren’t just a problem for the election—they’re a danger to millions of American lives.

Whilst no country can claim to have beaten COVID-19, some countries have been noticeably more effective in curbing the spread of the disease. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam, explains why the country’s response to the pandemic has been so successful.

Disturbing video footage purportedly showing a teenager involved in a deadly shooting in the US state of Wisconsin is evidence that far stricter gun control measures are needed, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday.. 

The continent has largely eradicated wild polio, the crowning achievement of a massive, globally coordinated public health effort.

The United States hasn’t had to worry about Japan in nearly a decade. Now it might have to start.

A struggle to bring down South Korea’s soaring housing market could doom a presidency.

More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, highlighting the need to strengthen resilience of affected communities.

The longest-ever-serving Japanese prime minister steered the country through rocky years.

Poor governance, disinformation, censorship, and punishing U.S. sanctions have turned a crisis into a disaster.

New Delhi claims that Kashmir used its semi-autonomous status to discriminate against sexual and gender minorities, but its own moves are doing more harm than good.

On connaissait la responsabilité du général Pinochet dans les ordres donnés pour réprimer ses opposants. En 2004, le gouvernement chilien a ajouté à l'horreur en rendant public un document accablant, révélant l'ampleur de l'utilisation de la torture pendant la dictature. / Chili, Armée, Droits humains, (...) / Chili, Armée, Droits humains, Justice, Violence, Torture, Dictature - 2005/04 La question, les questions

After the discovery of a large natural gas field, Ankara may have Moscow on the ropes.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned death threats made against Congolese Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and called for his protection.

Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season, the UN weather agency said on Friday, the day after it made landfall on the US Gulf Coast.