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The UN Human Rights Office Moves Out of the Palais Wilson

GENEVA — Since 1998, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, or OHCHR, has been based here in the historic Palais Wilson, formerly the building that housed the League of ...
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How a UN Agency Helps to Enable the US Policy on Third-Country Deportees

The UN entity is playing a role in enabling the US program to deport migrants and asylum seekers to third countries, including to places that do not offer basic human rights protections. Some of the ...
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Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett Faces the General Assembly

Recently, the Secretary-General candidates participated in General Assembly interactive dialogues to explain their visions for the United Nations. An expert group of 15 NGOs share what the candidates ...
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‘We’ve Prevented a Crash,’ Says UN Controller About the Organization’s Cash Woes

Chandramouli Ramanathan, the UN’s controller, told reporters on July 1, 2026, that the organization has averted a “crash” related to its financial situation by temporarily overhauling a decades-old, ...
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María Fernanda Espinosa Faces the General Assembly

Espinosa proposes a Prevention and Early Action Hub reporting directly to the Secretary-General, with integrated early warning and rapid political engagement capacity. She champions a “local first” ...
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Will Secretary-General Candidates’ Dual Citizenships Trip Them Up?

It turns out that some nominees have dual citizenship, which is not a technicality that prevents their campaigns from continuing but raises questions among member states. (Sall has one citizenship, ...
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Backroom Deals Behind Secretary-General Candidate Races

The Security Council, above, will soon begin holding private interviews with the candidates vying to lead the UN as secretary ...
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[UN: June 5] American Deputy Booted Over Unpaid Dues, New Security Council Members & Lots More

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[UN: Sept. 12] Resounding Vote on Palestine, US-UN Still Rudderless & More

[UN: Sept. 12] Resounding Vote on Palestine, US-UN Still Rudderless & More - PassBlue The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Sept. 12 condemning Hamas and its attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 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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[UN: June 26] Rescuing Sailors in the Strait of Hormuz, Macky Sall, ‘MUNGA’ Candidate & Lots More

[UN: June 26] Rescuing Sailors in the Strait of Hormuz, Macky Sall, 'MUNGA' Candidate & Lots More - PassBlue (In his remarks on June 19, Danon also criticized the recent CAAC report for documenting ...
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Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett

Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, from Guyana, was nominated by Guyana on 15 June. She is currently the Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN. Her vision statement spans seven pages and is available ...