United Nations

• UN to deploy ceasefire monitoring mission in Congo, Qatar says - DAKAR, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo will send its first team to monitor a ceasefire between Congo’s government and the AFC/M23 rebel group in the coming days,
• Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace sparks new support for the United Nations - President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate b
• South Sudan orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State - JUBA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - South Sudan's military has ordered all civilians and personnel from the UN mission and all other charities to evacuate three counties in Jonglei State ahead of an operation
• Trump’s Push to Take Greenland Holds Promise and Peril for Putin - If the United States under President Trump starts acting as if it’s Russia, where does that leave President Vladimir V. Putin?
• Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge - The initiative is the latest example of the president dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.
• With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest - After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation’s land.
• Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on Wine if France Declines to Join Gaza Board of Peace - France has said it will not join President Trump’s “Board for Peace.” France’s agriculture minister described the tariff threat as “blackmail.”
• Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran - Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.
• Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet - The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.
• Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations - The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.