Jan 24, 2025 · PassBlue is a nonprofit, independent women-led media company that covers foreign affairs and the United Nations with a focus on women’s issues and the impact of major world powers on ordinary citizens. We are strongly committed to high-quality original reporting, and our team strives to ensure that these powers are accountable for their actions and decisions.Home Page Content - PassBlue

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Feb 1, 2025 · UN staff members in a balcony overlooking the opening ceremony of the exhibit “Holocaust Remembrance: A Commitment to Truth” at UN headquarters, Jan. 27, 2025. MANUEL ELIAS/UN PHOTO Wednesday, Jan. 29 • Spokesperson’s briefing: Gazans continue their return from the enclave’s south to the north amid the Jan. 19 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with 423,000 people, including ...

4 days ago · Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the UN and president of the Security Council for February, told reporters on Feb. 3, 2025, referring to the new United States envoy, Elise Stefanik, “I do hope that I can work with the new PR of the US in building bridges for our two countries.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE China is focusing on strengthening multilateralism as the United States seems to be ...

Jan 24, 2025 · The first phase of the ceasefire and hostage deal between Hamas and Israel went into effect on Jan. 19. The essayist writes a precise alphabetical guide on the specifics of the truce and how its key elements are supposed to be carried out. Here, an image from the Banksy exhibition at the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm. The Israeli narrative says its assault on Gaza started on Oct. 7, 2023 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · The tragedy of Gaza has had an overwhelming impact on the UN this year, including 258 staffers killed in the war. All of our winners and runners-up in our informal survey worked tirelessly to deal with the humanitarian, military and …

Jan 24, 2025 · The joint winners of the silver Elizabeth Neuffer memorial prize, awarded at the UN Correspondents Association gala, Dec. 13, in New York City, from left: Jessica Le Masurier of France 24; Fatma Khaled, freelancer; Damilola Banjo and Dulcie Leimbach of PassBlue; with John Penney, PassBlue’s managing editor and staff photographer. BOGDAN GRYTSIV/UNCA Wednesday, Dec. 18 • Spokesperson’s ...

Apr 17, 2024 · The summit can also bring more coherence and equity to international financial governance; for instance, by proposing a biennial summit where the UN Economic and Social Council and UN Secretariat meet with the G20 and the international financial institutions. Something Blue Finally, the Pact for the Future should include something blue — that is, specific to the UN, an entity symbolized by ...

Sep 23, 2024 · The sign-off on the pact happened amid the backdrop of three major wars, in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, and increased aggression by Israel in Lebanon just this week. Pakistan opened its speech saying, “No sustainable development can take place [while] tragedies like Gaza are perpetuated by the developed world.” Two related documents, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future ...

Sep 28, 2024 · Welcome to This Week @UN: Maduro’s latest inauguration; more Security Council reform ideas; Guterres on Gaza ceasefire; why diplomats must listen. Plus: Lebanon; Haiti; Biden’s sad goodbye; UN’s 2025 priorities; Gaza aid; …