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The president of the Human Rights Council, Austrian Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, wearing a protective facemask attends a press conference during the resuming of a UN Human Rights Council session after it interruption in March over the coronavirus pandemic on June 15, 2020 in Geneva.

The UN Should Establish a Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racism and Law Enforcement in the United States

A strong call from the U.N. Special Expert on Contemporary Forms of Racism, professor E. Tendayi Achiume.
Virtual press briefing by the President of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

National Security at the United Nations This Week (June 5-12)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
French soldiers of Operation Barkhane, an anti-terrorist operation in the Sahel, patrol with UN soldiers in armoured vehicles on the road between the nearby French army base and Gao city, northern Mali, on May 30, 2015.

Trump and Duterte Show Why UN Must Reassess Embrace of Counterterrorism

If the Secretary-General and his team were to support realistic, practical steps, the UN could chart a much more responsible way forward.
A Black Lives Matter protest on June 4, 2020 in New York City. Demonstrators hold signs, one is a large picture of George Floyd, who was killed by police on May 25th. Other signs read, “Black Lives Matter,” “Color is not a crime,” “Brionna Taylor Say Her Name,” White Silence Equals Violence,” and “Stop Police Brutality.” Demonstrators wear face masks due to the coronavirus.

The United States’ Racial Justice Problem Is Also an International Human Rights Law Problem

An essay by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Professor E. Tendayi Achiume.
UNIFIL soldiers stand in a field with a UN flag as they watch an Israeli army complete routine maneuvers (Israeli army not shown).

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 29-June 5)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Secretary-General António Guterres (left) speaks with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 22-29)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Press Briefing by Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

A Conversation With U.N. Special Rapporteur E. Tendayi Achiume: COVID-19, Racism, and Xenophobia

Editor’s Note: This piece is part of Just Security‘s United Nations Special Rapporteurs on #COVID-19 series, in which mandate holders offer their views on pressing…
Armed forces accompany the convoy as UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths leaves Houthi-held Sana'a after a one-day visit on February 18, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.

How the U.N. Can Help Prevent the Spread of Proxy Conflicts

When the Security Council's most powerful five members control the international arms trade and also thwart regulation, another solution is needed.
Syrian men evacuate children from the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported government airstrike on the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 25, 2017.

Time to Move Beyond the Rhetoric of Protecting Civilians in Conflict

In his annual protection report to the United Nations Security Council, released this month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a clear call to parties to conflict…
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO General Director leads a virtual press conference on COVID-19. A tablet shows the press conference, and a computer screen in the background shows the virus.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 15-22)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, speaks at a press briefing.

A Conversation With U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye: COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression

Ryan Goodman, Just Security's co-editor-in-chief, recently posed a series of questions to David Kaye, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.
A doctor speaks with a patient during an online consultation session at a hospital in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on February 4, 2020.

Oxford Statement on the International Law Protections Against Cyber Operations Targeting the Health Care Sector

In advance of Friday, May 22 Arria-Formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
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