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Yemenis recently militarily trained by the Houthi movement march during an armed popular parade

A Precarious Moment for Yemen’s Truce

The effects of the war in Gaza are rippling across the region, threatening Yemen's fragile truce.
People with raised fists at a demonstration in the city

Social Sanctions Can Protect Human Rights Defenders

Twenty-five years after the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the usual methods of protection and accountability aren’t working well enough.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Dec. 4-Dec. 8)

The latest in our weekly series on UN developments at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference

Policy Alert: UN Secretary-General Invokes Article 99 in Letter to Security Council on Gaza

In a largely symbolic move, UN Secretary-General António Guterres invoked Art. 99 of the UN Charter for the first time in his tenure in a letter to the Security Council on the…
Smoke billows in the distance in Khartoum

The Imminent Risk of Genocide in Darfur: Never Again Cannot Become a Relic of the Past

The international community failed 20 years ago to stop mass atrocities and genocide in Darfur, and is now failing again.
A line of black rifles stand against a wall.

Resistance and Justice in Myanmar Requires Addressing Extrajudicial Killings by Armed Opposition Groups

Myanmar's resistance must find ways to provide justice for those harmed and guarantee due process for those suspected of violations.
Security Council Chamber at United Nations

The United Nations in Hindsight: UN Security Council Sanctions

Sanctions programs could benefit from certain measures to restore their function as a critical U.N. Security Council tool for peace.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Nov. 27-Dec. 1)

COP28 opens with loss and damage fund commitments, a UN Security Council briefing on the Israel-Hamas war, North Korea's nuclear program, and more.
Women walk past a sign of the COP28 ahead of the United Nations climate summit

Tracking COP28: Notable Moments and Key Themes

As COP28 begins, our tracker provides expert analysis, updates on conference debates, and the latest climate coverage.
People displaced by conflict and living at a United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site mingle among shelters in Wau on February 1, 2020. 13,000 civilians were sheltering at the site, adjacent to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) field office, just outside Wau town. The people had fled massacres and burning villages during a ruinous six-year conflict between forces loyal to the government of South Sudan President Salva Kiir and those of his political rival, former Vice President, Riek Machar. A string of failed truces and hollow promises had spawned distrust in the two rival leaders. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Invest in Early Prevention and Continuous Learning to Help Curb Atrocities in a Challenging Era

To reinvigorate US leadership, consider why US action on the 2008 Albright-Cohen blueprint has not translated into more success.

Amid Africa’s Spate of Coups, Improved Election Observation Will be Crucial to Transition

Whether observation missions in upcoming Sahel elections will help or hinder a return to civilian rule depends on a range of factors.
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate change Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber (C) speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition

To Avert Climate Crisis, Democracies Need to Protect Civic Space

During COP28, the international community must protect space for the public to participate in the collective effort to fight climate change.
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