The fifth straw poll of the United Nations Security Council, conducted on Oct. 7, reveals no apparent candidate for UN secretary-general to lead the organization for the next five years, starting on ...

An intense flurry of activity took place among the numerous United Nations secretary-general candidates during the high-level week of the General Assembly’s 81st session. As António Guterres prepares ...

In an interview recently during the UN General Assembly high-level week, Nowrojee talked about what the world wants from the next UN secretary-general vs. what the powerful countries in the Security ...

His remarks echoed his address at the high-level week last year, blaming most of his country’s problems on France, except ...

A laundry worker at the Nyakunde Ebola Treatment Center, in Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak of the virus hit the region in mid-May amid a continuing conflict ...

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Jérôme Bonnafont, France’s envoy to the UN and monthly rotating president of the Security Council, led the body’s latest straw poll in the process to select the next UN secretary-general. There is no ...

In an exclusive interview with PassBlue, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations and an elected member of the Security Council, outlined Islamabad's approach to ...

Prashanthi Krishnamoorthy, a diplomat from Sri Lanka, in a traditional sari to represent her country. Josiane Toundzi, who works for the UN, in a dress created by an African designer, Pathé'O.

At the 81st UN General Assembly high-level week, dignitaries, diplomats and advocates moved through meetings where the futures of nations can hinge on the delicate balance of debate and persuasion.

Fernando Travesí-Sanz, executive director of the New York City-based International Center for Transitional Justice, photographed in his office in Lower Manhattan, Jan. 8, 2026. His organization works ...

During a recent public dialogue held in Uruguay with three of the four current women candidates for UN secretary-general, the author says the event presented what the UN “has not seen in decades”: A ...