UNITED NATIONS — The global contest for the minerals powering clean energy, advanced technologies and modern weapons systems moved to the center of international security discussions last Wednesday, as the United Nations warned that poorly governed competition could deepen conflicts and prevent resource-rich developing countries from benefiting fully from their
Few positions within the United Nations are as scrutinized—or as consequential—as that of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. At a time when armed conflicts, democratic backsliding, mass displacement, and geopolitical rivalry are testing the international rules-based order, Volker Türk has emerged as one of the UN system’s most
Dispute over UN human rights leadership spills into Security Council proceedings A diplomatic dispute between the United States and France escalated at the United Nations this week after the U.S. delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting during remarks by France, protesting French criticism of Washington’s recent vote
Emergency Decisions Signal Growing Global Risks BUSAN, Republic of Korea — In one of the most consequential decisions of this year’s UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, delegates on Sunday approved emergency measures to safeguard six of the world’s most threatened cultural and natural treasures, underscoring the growing toll that armed
