The World of International Organizations
Looking for some more in-depth coverage about important topics that are not getting enough news attention or somewhat off the beaten path? Just curious to learn more about something written that is more often covered in academic or technical journals? Here you will find stories about some of the vital but less-obvious developments involving international organizations.
February 15, 2021
Ten million pages scanned, five million more to go. The project to digitize the former League of Nations’ entire archives by 2022 has hit the two-thirds mark.
January 25, 2021
A global summit’s mood was perhaps best reflected in the U.N. chief beaming at the new U.S. climate envoy’s pledge to restore American climate leadership.
January 11, 2021
Pro-independence leaders in Western Sahara want the Biden administration to resolve a contradiction: U.S. policy runs counter to U.N.-led peace efforts.
December 21, 2020
A suppressed WHO report on Italy’s pandemic response says hospitals were “chaotic,” dangers to elderly went unrecognized, and training was haphazard.
December 7, 2020
After holding its first high-level session on the pandemic, the U.N. General Assembly created a new “international day” to prevent health crises like COVID-19.
November 15, 2020
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China signed a pact to create the world’s biggest trading alliance, covering 30 percent of global GDP.
October 29, 2020
Pandemics will become more frequent, faster-spreading and deadlier than COVID-19 if Earth’s natural life support systems are not restored, IPBES reported.
October 19, 2020
The final phase of a race to become WTO’s next director-general began with two well-qualified women from Nigeria and South Korea vying for the top post.
October 6, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be pushing for a foreign policy win before Election Day, seeking to renew a nuclear arms control deal with Russia.
September 21, 2020
The U.S. followed through on its threat to unilaterally restore sanctions against Iran, defying widespread international criticism.