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UN General Assembly
March 03, 2021
As Myanmar Crisis Grows, Dispute Breaks Out Over Country’s UN Seat
By Sebastian Strangio
The coup has given way to to a dispute over who should represent Myanmar at the United Nations.
October 27, 2020
Why Is India Silent on China’s Human Rights Record at the UN?
By Arkoprabho Hazra
New Delhi’s domestic compulsions shouldn’t prevent it from taking a harsher line on China’s human rights abuses.
October 06, 2020
Fiji’s Bainimarama Makes Pacific Plea for Multilateralism
By Grant Wyeth
From COVID-19 to climate change, the most pressing global issues – and those of most concern to Pacific states – are best served by collective action.
September 28, 2018
Cambodia’s Domestic Politics in the Spotlight at the United Nations
By David Hutt
With protests planned in New York, the Southeast Asian state’s politics is set to be on display this weekend.
September 19, 2016
How the UN Failed West Papua
By Prianka Srinivasan
The UN no longer considers West Papua to be "colonized," leaving activists hard pressed to find solutions.
September 19, 2016
17 Indian Soldiers Killed in Kashmir: India-Pakistan Tensions Heating up
By Shawn Snow
As heavy pressure builds on Islamabad, Kashmir heats up.
January 17, 2016
Bringing North Korea Into Line
By David A. Welch
What might make Kim Jong-un want to give up nuclear weapons?
September 30, 2015
Abe Outlines Why Japan Should Join the UN Security Council
By Shannon Tiezzi
In his speech before the UN General Assembly, Abe made the case for Japan to join the UN's major decision-making body.
September 30, 2015
Tajikistan's Terror Group List Just Got Bigger
By Catherine Putz
Meanwhile, at the UN Rahmon preaches “mutual trust, and tolerance.”
September 29, 2015
Citing Iran, South Korea’s President Urges UN to Focus on North Korea
By Catherine Putz
The division of the Korean peninsula, Park said, is the “the last remaining vestige of the Cold War."
September 29, 2015
Kazakhstan Wants to Move the UN to Asia
By Catherine Putz
President Nazarbayev wants the UN to know he's full of ideas for modernizing the body.
September 29, 2015
China's $3 Billion Message to the UN: Yes, We Are a Responsible Power
By Shannon Tiezzi
By pledging monetary and military aid to the UN and developing world, China is trying to counter old criticisms.
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