NEW: The United States is poised for another Security Council showdown as the Palestinians seek full United Nations membership for the second time.

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In L'Express, an interview with 'le grand spécialiste' of the #UnitedNations .

C'est moi.

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Richard Gowan : 'Pour Poutine, l'ONU est un très bon endroit pour fragiliser l’Occident'

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I talk to Bloomberg about Israel's man at the United Nations.

'Erdan’s two main tasks are to score public points against Israel’s detractors and to delegitimize criticism from all parts of the UN system.'
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I am pleased to find a good % of followers are geeky enough to get the joke.

I talk to Bloomberg about Israel's man at the United Nations.

'Erdan’s two main tasks are to score public points against Israel’s detractors and to delegitimize criticism from all parts of the UN system.'
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Here, Crisis Group updates on a shattered, starving #Sudan after one year of war, and the lagging diplomacy to try and arrest the spiraling collapse.

We may be a broken record, but it’s beyond time for the world to wake up.

I talked to Robbie Gramer about United Nations members' disappointment that the Biden administration hasn't been more multilateral on e.g. Gaza.

'[Diplomats think] we weathered the Trump storm, we thought that Biden would bring sunshine, and instead we got drizzle.'
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'Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol boat. Pick up Colonel Kurtz's path at Nu Mung Ba, follow it and learn what you can along the way.'

I talked to Robbie Gramer about United Nations members' disappointment that the Biden administration hasn't been more multilateral on e.g. Gaza.

'[Diplomats think] we weathered the Trump storm, we thought that Biden would bring sunshine, and instead we got drizzle.'
foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/11/bid…

It would be truer to say that most states have condemned #Russia AND #Israel at the #UnitedNations , while continuing business with them in the real world. The list of states that have taken action against Israel outside United Nations is... short.

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My colleague Amanda Hsiao 萧嫣然 assesses the Xi-Ma meeting.

Latest on negotiations to allow Palestine full membership in the United Nations. Spoiler alert, US opposed.

In L'Express, an interview with 'le grand spécialiste' of the #UnitedNations .

C'est moi.

lexpress.fr/monde/richard-…

In a world of complex international issues BE THE SHARK 🦈

In our new report, ‘Stopping Famine in Gaza’, we provide granular data through mapping and satellite imagery on the extent of the damage and destruction and the severity of the food insecurity crisis.

Our key findings: 1/9
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Alex de Waal and Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe examine Ethiopia’s multiplying crises—and urge the United States and other Western governments to help prevent the country’s slide into mass starvation.
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A wonderful piece by Comfort Ero The Trouble With “the Global South” foreignaffairs.com/world/trouble-… via Foreign Affairs

New Crisis Group report on famine in Gaza says Israeli aid distribution has been a fiasco and that Israel is trying to work around the international system in order to play favorites among big families who agree to its agenda.

The strategy risks consequences similar to…

Meet our powerhouse reporter Damilola Banjo,
who spent a week in #Gambia , reporting on the complications of a nation recovering from decades of authoritarian rule
United Nations #UN
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