It’s day four of the UN General Assembly, and by now, most delegates still in town are running on little sleep and a lot of coffee. Pakistan’s prime minister was the day’s headliner, using the world stage to return US President Donald Trump’s earlier praise. Several small island developing states also took the rostrum. It…
President Trump took over the United Nations Correspondent Association’s room to sign a new agreement with Denmark and Greenland. Then, the UN press corp noticed. “Ma’am, where are you going?” The Secret Service agent who dared to stop Edith Lederer in the third-floor press corridor had no idea he was standing in front of a…
Spain’s prime minister skips Trump’s UNGA reception as tensions with Washington deepen and pressure mounts over Morocco. Ever since Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed and humiliated in the Oval Office, world leaders have learned to keep their distance from Donald Trump when relations turn sour. Or at least, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has. Last night,…
Ivonne A-Baki’s last-minute entry adds some drama to the UN leadership race, bringing Tonga’s backing, a claimed friendship with Donald Trump and fresh questions about Washington’s influence and the transparency of the selection process. Three days before the Security Council’s next straw poll, a candidate calling herself Donald Trump’s friend crashed the race to lead…
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Who among us has not been frustrated at some point by the bureaucracy of this institution to the extent of wondering what’s the point of the UN’s existence? If there’s a topic where that discussion gets really heated, it’s Haiti, a country where so much is being done and so little positive effect.
