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UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East (UN News)

The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working...

Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year (UN News)

The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, calling...

Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed (UN News)

Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust...

World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns (UN News)

Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years, the Joint UN Programme on HIV...

Release of Revitalized Guidance on U.S. Foreign Policy on Human Rights Defenders (US Department of State)

Today, the United States is releasing revitalized and more robust public-facing guidance on U.S. government policy on human rights defenders, which will be supplemented...

Joint Statement on the Sixth U.S.-Republic of Korea Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the...

Eleventh Round of the Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (US Department of State)

The United States and Canada will hold the eleventh round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime on December 9, 2021.  The...

Future of U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation in Aerospace (Stimson Center)

The strategic environment in Japan’s neighborhood has evolved rapidly over the past few decades, presenting new challenges for U.S.-Japan alliance cooperation. Gen. Shunji “Bert”...

Saudi Arabia’s Ever More Ambitious Investment Strategy (Robert Mogielnicki, AGSIW)

Efforts to revitalize sluggish foreign direct investment figures will remain at the forefront of Saudi policymakers’ agendas for the remainder of the year and...

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