The single largest humanitarian crisis in the world turns one year old today. Since a full-scale civil war erupted in Sudan exactly one year ago, some 8 million people have been displaced. This i...
By Aishwarya Machani 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 bigge...
https://undispatch.com/why-we-need-a-global-citizens-assembly/
The Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution was crafted by the so-called “E-10.” These are the ten non-veto-wielding elected me...
https://undispatch.com/will-the-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-make-a-difference/
To understand any country’s foreign policy you need to understand domestic political dynamics. So what is driving Iranian decision making right now? Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, host of the...
https://undispatch.com/how-iran-views-conflict-in-the-wider-middle-east/
There is drama in the United States Senate. Yesterday, Senate Republicans rejected a national security bill (that they helped write!) that would have revamped American border and asylum policy an...
https://undispatch.com/ending-unrwa-funding-is-tantamount-to-regional-escalation/
The accusations that 12 UNRWA staff members participated in the October 7 terrorist attacks are serious and credible. The New York Times obtained a dossier containing evidence purported by the go...
https://undispatch.com/suspending-funding-to-unrwa-will-only-makes-things-worse/
The United States and the United Kingdom have launched missile strikes in Yemen against Houthi targets responsible for attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. This is precisely the kind ...
https://undispatch.com/airstrikes-in-yemen-wont-stop-houthi-attacks-in-the-red-sea/
This is an excerpt from a piece I wrote for The New Republic. Click over to read the full essay. The Peace Palace is an august turn-of-the century building nestled in a woodsy neighborhood in ...
Moments ago, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. This vote at the General Assembly comes after the United...
https://undispatch.com/here-is-where-every-country-now-stands-on-a-ceasefire-in-gaza/
For the first time in his tenure as Secretary General (and for only the sixth time in the entire history of the UN since 1945) Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the United Nations Charter to...
https://undispatch.com/antonio-guterres-invokes-article-99-warns-of-mass-displacement-to-egypt/