South Africa’s planned withdrawal from the ICC is considered a detraction from Nelson Mandela’s “inspiring legacy”.
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The ICC has made important advances by investigating cases outside Africa and completing ones that further define what is not allowed in war. South Africa’s withdrawal is concerning, but not fatal.
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As many as 30,000 delegates gathered to decide the future of cities for the next 20 years – here’s how it played out.
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Three researchers examine the big challenges of urban development: from city leadership to lock-ins.
Jeffrey Sachs: ‘we need to press governments to follow through on what they’ve promised’.
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Jeffrey Sachs wants to press governments to follow through on their promises.
Antonio Guterres at a refugee camp near Erbil in northern Iraq.
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As the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Guterres could promote a more unified approach to helping the displaced.
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Guterres must know the world we live in today more globally and more intimately than many a former minister or executive.
World Bank president Jim Kim was recently appointed for a second term, but there are questions about the transparency of this process.
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The World Bank risks looking hypocritical and becoming redundant if it doesn’t improve its own management.
Antonio Guterres from Portugal will become the next UN secretary-general.
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There were seven highly regarded and qualified women who could have been selected as the next UN secretary-general. So why did the job go to another man?
Police prepare for protests over the police shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2016.
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Will the candidates acknowledge the Black Lives Matter platform during the debate in St. Louis? Millennial voters will be listening.
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Like the League of Nations before it, the UN is often dismissed as a powerless talking shop or a proxy for the great powers. It’s much more than that.
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The UN’s Charter legally binds it to promote gender equality, but guess what: yes, it’s a man again.
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Why US$790m is not enough to win the war against antibiotic resistance.
The United Nations Security Council sits for a high level meeting on Syria.
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The UN has adopted a more transparent process to select its new Secretary General. But it does not go far enough.
The new secretary general of the United Nations should drive substantive reforms, particularly accountability of the international body.
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Africa should focus on the feasible reforms of the UN and de-emphasise its demand for improved representation on the Security Council voting reforms, given the complex politics around these issues.
An asylum seeker from Uganda covers his face with a paper bag in order to protect his identity at a pride parade in Boston.
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Only by listening to local LGBT activists in hostile environments can the West stand up for human rights worldwide.
The scene after an Islamic State bombing in Damascus.
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Even if the war in Syria is somehow brought to a close, prosecuting IS members for the crimes they’ve committed won’t be easy.
Is the British government doing enough?
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Theresa May’s proposals for curbs on uncontrolled migration are both unimaginative and disingenuous.
Many antibiotics simply no longer work.
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There’s one important piece of the puzzle we’re missing when it comes to antimicrobial resistance.
A display of life jackets worn by refugees during their crossing from Turkey to Greece.
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The U.N. and other leaders met to discuss coordinating an international response to unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants. Two migration experts examine issues the summits left unresolved.
Malcolm Turnbull will recount the story of Aliir Aliir, who grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya after his family fled the civil war in Sudan and this year made his debut for the Sydney Swans.
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Malcolm Turnbull will tell the United Nations General Assembly climate change threatens ‘the future of generations around the globe’.