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Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, ...
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce ...
Multilateralism without the US has its limitations, but it still holds the potential for tangible, incremental progress on global challenges.
Even as discussion of a two-state solution has regained traction, an the ground, a viable Palestinian state seems more impossible than ever.
The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.
Israel faces criticism over the famine in Gaza. Why is everyone talking about redistricting? Plus, the new “Superman” film ...
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically ...
In a bold step towards sustainable water management, a leading Bangladeshi apparel exporter has unveiled a water reuse demonstration facility aimed at reducing groundwater extraction in the readymade ...
Yet Israel didn’t translate its military success into active diplomacy; if it had, the region and Israel’s position in it might look very different today. Israel may not have thought it had a choice ...
The secretariat values working with other international organizations, including United Nations entities, secretariats of other multilateral environmental agreements and the scientific community.
In March 2025, the Secretary-General launched the UN80 Initiative to transform how the UN works - identifying efficiencies, reviewing how mandates are implemented, and examining potential structural ...
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that if anyone can shift the Israeli government, it’s the US, and addresses reports of how food aid is being intercepted.