As Panama assumes the helm of the United Nations Security Council for August, its top envoy is placing maritime security ...

Ulf Laessing, head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Sahel program and based in Bamako, told PassBlue: “The US seems to be ...

Francesca Albanese, an Italian and UN human rights expert, has been sanctioned by the United States for her work regarding the Occupied Palestinian territory. The UN has protested the US sanctions by ...

UN80 Plan Spells Doom for the Organization's Core Work, Insiders Say - PassBlueAt the same time, there’s consensus among member states and the broader UN community that the organization needs reform ...

The Mystery Man Behind Rubio's Outburst Against South Sudan - PassBlueIn mid-March, Unicef and partners kicked off a cholera vaccination program in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan, above, but a ...

A Nigerian police officer demonstrating a manual search drill to locate explosive ordnance as part of IED disposal training in Borno state in the country’s northeast, the epicenter of the continuing ...

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun of Myanmar, above, represents the democratic National Unity Government at the United Nations, but credentialing of his status was deferred last year by the General Assembly.

Washington's Bid for the Top Job at the UN's Migration Agency Is Raising Eyebrows - PassBlueUntil 2018, only one non-American led the IOM, which joined the UN system in 2016 and is an ...

Vuk Jeremic is a former Serbian foreign minister who may be positioning himself to run for the next UN secretary-general. He is now affiliated with a new independent, volunteer-run group focusing on ...

Historic Change is Underway for Rethinking Global Drug Policy - PassBlueWith the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Honduras destroyed 3.3 tons of controlled substances in high-temperature containers, May ...

Kiribati May Be Surrounded by Water, but There's Not Enough to Drink - PassBlueClose encounters with the equator Kiribati consists of 33 coral islands divided among three island groups: the Gilbert ...