The annual United Nations General Assembly is always an occasion for taking stock of the state of the world. But this year, on the 80th anniversary...
Five years ago, I wrote a commentary about the United Nations as it turned 75. The title, “The UN’s Unhappy Birthday,” said it all. The...
The global conference on solving plastic pollution did not pass a legally binding treaty, thus leaving one of the biggest environmental problems unresolved. Fears that the...
Co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia and boycotted by the US and Israel, UN member states' high-ranking officials will examine the chances of a two-state...
Renewable energy sources are now competitive with fossil fuels, and some of them are half the price of the lowest-cost fossil fuel. However, the use...
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