The World of International Organizations
Among international organizations and treaties, politics reflects complex relationships among nations and cultures that affect diplomacy, including negotiations on everything from decisions about peace and security to financing for humanitarian crises to respect for human rights. These reflect a world more interconnected — and interdependent — than ever before.
September 18, 2020
(AN) — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly on Friday to examine reports of widespread abuses stemming from Belarusian authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown over a disputed presidential election.
September 16, 2020
(AN) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered an inaugurual State of the European Union speech on Wednesday that emphasized her vision for health and economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and for battling climate change.
September 11, 2020
(AN) — The United Nations General Assembly voted 169-2 to approve its third coronavirus-related resolution despite opposition from the United States and Israel on Friday, exactly six months since the World Health Organization declared the world faces a pandemic.
September 10, 2020
(AN) — More than 30 nations on Thursday pledged to help a global collaboration among 10 international organizations raise USD$35 billion for speeding development and production of coronavirus tests, medicines and vaccines worldwide.
September 4, 2020
(AN) — The opposition leader of Belarus appealed to the United Nations for help on Friday in challenging authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown over a disputed presidential election.
September 3, 2020
(AN) — The European Union on Thursday demanded that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration rescind its retaliatory economic sanctions on the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor and a top aide.
August 29, 2020
(AN) — The U.N. special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said three days of peace talks ended on Saturday with “a little bit” more confidence and trust built up among government, opposition and civil society representatives.
August 26, 2020
(AN) — Amid rising tensions on the U.N. Security Council over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency and Tehran announced on Wednesday that Iran will allow inspectors to examine two nuclear sites.
August 25, 2020
(AN) — The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday rejected the United States’ attempt to use the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to restore international sanctions against Tehran, further exposing how isolated U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has become from the international community.
July 23, 2020
(AN) — World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday denounced the top U.S. diplomat’s allegations that he is subservient to the Chinese government’s demands and has helped to cover up Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
