UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary ...
As UN turns 80, it seeks to cut costs in shadow of Trump uncertainty
The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and ...
Opinion
Can the US stop the brewing nuclear arms race before it erupts?
In the 80 years since the U.S. attacks on Japan, no other country has used a nuclear weapon in war. That remarkable record could soon be broken and all progress lost.
As a British MP I defended Ireland’s neutrality, but we can no longer leave our defence and security to others
In 2025, we can’t rely any more on the image of the thatch to charm our allies. They need to be assured the pike is in there ...
WYSO Public Radio2d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play?
The unexpected negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation that began in Saudi Arabia in February were strange. A Ukrainian delegation, led by First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia ...
EconoTimes5d
Elon Musk thinks the US should leave the UN – what if Trump does it?
When Donald Trumps benefactor and cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk recently supported a call for the United States to quit NATO ...
In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals
In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030.
World Policy Hub5d
Why Are Economic Gaps Between Rich and Poor Countries Widening?
The economic disparities between countries are among the most pressing challenges facing the modern world. These disparities are the result of a long history of inequalities in natural ...
Inter Press Service7d
How the Arts Play a Role in the Fight for Nuclear Disarmament
This week countries and communities converge in New York for the 3rd Meeting of State Parties on the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), with multiple side events to address the ...
Inter Press Service7d
Nuclear Weapons, Far from Diminishing, Keep Rising
The United Nations, whose primary mandate is to maintain international peace and security, has been one of the longstanding leaders in the global campaign for a world without nuclear weapons. But the ...