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Can the Basel Treaty Fix Informal E-Waste Economies?

As global e-trash accelerates, informal waste economies have sprung up in many places, creating serious health hazards and questioning the usefulness of the Basel convention on controlling ...
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When Will Women Be Considered Good Enough? The Race to Lead the UN

The race to select the next United Nations secretary-general has started. As of December 2025, 108 member states, noting that ...
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[UN: Feb. 13] New Flareups Over Francesca Albanese, Norwegian Diplomacy Takes a Hit & Lots More

The Race to Lead the UN, by Tamao Chika and Jennifer Hernandez • Who’s the Sole Palestinian Woman in the US-Led Board of Peace?, by Arshi Qureshi • Hot water: The names of two Norwegian diplomats, ...
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Michelle Bachelet of Chile Is Running for the UN’s Top Post With Regional Backing

On Jan. 30, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced in Madrid, at a conference on women leading the UN, that his ...
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Britain Pushes the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, but Will It Matter?

Security Council for the month, his country will prioritize the world’s three biggest wars, Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, as well as the women, peace and security agenda. Advocates raise doubts, however, ...
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US, Myanmar, Libya, Congo and the 37 Other Countries That Owe the UN Money

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on his way to holding a virtual town hall with UN personnel, Feb. 2, 2025. Besides staffing cuts of 22 percent across the UN system, Guterres is grappling with ...
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[UN: Dec. 5] Security Council Visits Lebanon & Syria, Unpaid UN Dues Piling Up & Lots More

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UN Persons of the Year for 2025: Readers’ Survey

PassBlue is proud to announce our UN Persons of the Year for 2025! -- Here are the results of our readers’ votes, reflecting, as in 2024, continued deep concern over the war in Gaza as the winners and ...
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[UN: Jan. 23] Israel Crushes UN Compound, the $108 Billion Pension Fund & Lots More

[UN: Jan. 23] Israel Crushes UN Compound, the $108 Billion Pension Fund & Lots More - PassBlue ...
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Slovenia Leaves the UN’s Big Tent

In this exclusive, wide-ranging video interview with PassBlue, Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Zbogar to the United Nations reflects on his country’s two-year term as an elected member of the Security ...
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Who’s the Sole Palestinian Woman in the US-Led Board of Peace?

Hana al-Tarazi is the only woman on the newly named National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the technocratic bureau of the US-led Board of Peace. Her role is social affairs commissioner.
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Results of PassBlue’s Survey: ‘Vote for the Next UN Secretary-General’

Results of PassBlue's Survey: 'Vote for the Next UN Secretary-General' - PassBlue The results are in from our recent informal readers’ survey on who should be the next UN secretary-general for the ...