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Jan 16, 2025 | 
worldpoliticsreview.com | Richard Gowan
In recent years, the United Nations has struggled to resolve conflicts from Ethiopia to Myanmar and often ended up focusing instead on managing their humanitarian fall-out. The Security Council has mandated no new large-scale blue-helmet peace operations since 2014. The U.N.’s role in mediating peace deals has also declined since the turn of the century. By contrast, its humanitarian operations have continued to expand.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
almendron.com | Richard Gowan
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, faces her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Foreign diplomats at the U.N. will likely watch the proceedings with a mixture of trepidation and tempered optimism.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
justsecurity.org | Richard Gowan
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, faces her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this Thursday, Jan. 16. Foreign diplomats at the U.N. will likely watch the proceedings with a mixture of trepidation and tempered optimism.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
envoymag.com | Richard Gowan
2025 will mark the anniversary of the SDGs, Paris climate pact and the Iran nuclear deal. It was the year that UN members charted the multilateral pathway that we are still supposedly on – but clearly we have gone off the rails. What went wrong? Why? Can we bring back the spirit of 2015 in 2025? The United Nations is an institution that loves to celebrate anniversaries. In 2025, it will see the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter in San Francisco.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
worldpoliticsreview.com | Richard Gowan
The Syrian civil war has been a constant source of contention in the United Nations Security Council since its outbreak in 2011. In the mid-2010s, the conflict was the dominant issue in the council, as Russia repeatedly used its veto to block Western resolutions aimed at pressuring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to engage with a U.N.-mediated peace process, reduce casualties and allow in humanitarian aid.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
ny.fes.de | Richard Gowan
Many UN insiders expected Trump's return, but navigating it will be challenging. Author: Richard Gowan, Director, UN and Multilateral Diplomacy, International Crisis GroupDiplomats and international officials at the United Nations in New York have responded to the election of Donald J. Trump as the next U.S. President with weary resignation rather than outright panic.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Richard Gowan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set off a diplomatic rumpus last week when he traveled to Kazan, Russia, for the annual summit of BRICS leaders. Western observers asked why Guterres was attending an event hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for his role in the deportation of children from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. The optics of the summit were not great for the U.N. chief.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
worldpoliticsreview.com | Richard Gowan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set off a diplomatic rumpus last week when he traveled to Kazan, Russia, for the annual summit of BRICS leaders. Western observers asked why Guterres was attending an event hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for his role in the deportation of children from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. The optics of the summit were not great for the U.N. chief.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
lawfaremedia.org | Richard Gowan |Jen Patja
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For today’s episode, Lawfare General Counsel and Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sat down with Richard Gowan, the UN Director for the International Crisis Group, to review what went down at the recent UN General Assembly High-Level Week.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
justsecurity.org | Richard Gowan |Viola Gienger |Paras Shah |Clara Apt
Next week, world leaders from nearly 150 nations will meet in New York for the annual high-level week during the United Nations General Assembly’s new session. Among the many topics for discussion will be the ongoing wars in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, efforts to regulate artificial intelligence and promote economic development, and the role of the U.N. Security Council in international peace and security.
