I’ll cut to the chase: Because of some funding decisions out of our control, UN Dispatch is pivoting to a crowdfunding model. We are moving to Substack and I need your help to keep our coverage of the ...

Five members of the Security Council rotating off and five new ones rotating in. How will the new composition of the Security Council shape its work in the coming year, and who are the key new ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its annual assessment of global humanitarian needs today. It’s a grim document. The report, known as the Global ...

We cover a lot of ground in this week’s episode. Just hours before we recorded our conversation, the ICC issued formal arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav ...

Republicans will soon control the House of Representatives, the Senate, and, of course, the White House. What does this Republican trifecta mean for the United Nations? Peter Yeo, Executive Vice ...

It’s been a tumultuous week in American politics: an assassination attempt on Trump, JD Vance nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate, and the ongoing Republican National Conventions.

There’s a great deal of uncertainty in Washington, D.C. over President Joe Biden’s capacity to run as the Democratic nominee for President. If he declines to run for re-election, the most likely ...

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Some of the most heavily indebted countries in the world are also the ones most vulnerable to climate-induced natural disasters. When a hurricane, cyclone, or massive drought hits a country, officials ...

Thousands of delegates gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, last week for the UN Civil Society Conference. The gathering was dedicated to the upcoming Summit of the Future, a major UN conference in September ...

Never before have more people had more opportunities for political expression. 4.2 billion people worldwide will have a chance to hit the polls this year, making it the biggest election year in ...

The security and humanitarian situation in Haiti has deteriorated sharply over the last several days. The country had been ensnared in an enduring crisis following the 2021 assassination of President ...