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The important thing to understand about Donald Trump’s approach to the United Nations is that he is not intrinsically hostile to it. In his first administration, he had several productive engag...

https://undispatch.com/what-a-second-trump-presidency-means-for-the-un/

When Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, something at once very common and profoundly extraordinary took place. In the first few weeks of Sudan’s civil war, neighborhoods, mostly in and ...

https://undispatch.com/sudans-emergency-response-rooms-show-the-future-of-humanitarian-aid/

When President Biden approached the General Assembly dais, I expected a bit of a historical tour of his 50-year career in public service. He delivered on that. I also expected him to speak direct...

https://undispatch.com/three-takeaways-from-bidens-farewell-un-speech/

As I write, hundreds of world leaders are on their way to New York for the opening of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. This is always one of the most important moments in international d...

https://undispatch.com/these-stories-will-drive-the-agenda-during-un-week/

For most people in the foreign policy world, the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York each September tends to elicit reactions ranging from exasperation to eye-rolls....

https://undispatch.com/why-i-still-love-unga-after-all-these-years/

We are as close as ever to an all out war between Israel and Hezbollah. A Hezbollah rocket attack killed 12 children and teenagers at a soccer field in the Golan Heights this weekend. The victims...

https://undispatch.com/the-un-offers-an-off-ramp-from-all-out-war-between-hezbollah-and-israel/

By the end of the week, there will be five new members elected to the United Nations Security Council. On Thursday, the General Assembly vote on new members of the UN Security Council to replace ...

https://undispatch.com/its-security-council-election-time-at-the-united-nations/

On Friday, May 10, the General Assembly will hold a vote on Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations. The vote is largely symbolic. An entity can only become a full UN memb...

https://undispatch.com/a-mostly-symbolic-vote-on-palestines-status-at-the-un/

The single largest humanitarian crisis in the world turns one year old today. Since a full-scale civil war erupted in Sudan exactly one year ago, some 8 million people have been displaced. This i...

https://undispatch.com/sudans-most-horrible-year/

By Aishwarya Machani Never before have more people had more opportunities for political expression. 4.2 billion people worldwide will have a chance to hit the polls this year, making it the bigge...

https://undispatch.com/why-we-need-a-global-citizens-assembly/