Wilderness areas are vitally important, yet are largely overlooked by the United Nations’ list of natural World Heritage. This week’s meeting in Poland is a chance to redress that balance.
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As unity talks begin, history tells us the divisions in Cyprus are not simply the result of two competing nationalisms.
There are refugees, there are migrants and then there are the millions of people who live in legal limbo because they defy easy categorisation. But everyone is just looking for a place to call home.
The rule of law can take on different meanings depending whom you ask and where you are – but in the US it pretty much means one thing.
The first President Bush had some impressive foreign policies wins, but could he be best remembered for getting the US entangled in Iraq?
On June 1, Donald Trump announced that he would take the US out of the Paris climate agreement because it was “unfair” to the US. An economic analysis indicates otherwise.
While this latest storm over intelligence sharing is far from unique, the leaks into the Manchester attack investigation are of a different order.
If it were a film, viewers would say it’s too far-fetched to be believable.
In a changing and unsettled world, migration can be a greater-than-ever contributor to development for communities of origin, destination areas, and for the migrants themselves.
The person who takes office on July 1 2017 will have significant impact on the organisation, and on all of global health.
The Democratic Republic of Congo desperately needs a peaceful election but with the UN threatening to scale back its DRC mission, the likelihood of a successful poll is being threatened
No place is off-limits to tourism, so the industry grows without restriction – but there are ways to curb the environmental damage it does.
By not acknowledging what Haitians themselves think they need, the UN is failing to sort out one of its worst ever blunders.
According to 2016 rankings, Somalia is the most fragile state in the world, worse off even than Syria. But there are reasons to believe things will improve.
The treaty to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons has been exceptionally successful. Only nine states have them. Now, efforts are underway to completely rid the world of them.
Are Trump’s missile strikes against Syria constitutional? An expert on Congress and foreign policy provides a brief history of how the separation of war powers has blurred over time.
A former US diplomat explains why some programs may make sense to cut, while others are crucial to America’s moral standing.
Getting involved in sports-based projects offers young Zambians a sense of community and helps them to build new support systems.
The 1994 Rwandan genocide evokes shame, despair, and revulsion.Yet, the events warrant reflection and remind us about the risks of looking the other way.
The international community – and the U.S. and China in particular – should give serious thought to what might be North Korea’s cyberattack equivalent of a nuclear weapons test.
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