As the working day begins in midtown Manhattan, amidst the horns of yellow cabs, rising steam from the sidewalk, and overwhelming odours of Starbucks coffee, I report for my first day at the UK Mission to the UN.
Donald Trump or Joseph Kabila? Which of these men will have the biggest impact on the world in the next year? Ok, so it’s probably Donald Trump. But Joseph Kabila could be close behind. He has the potential to prevent or create turmoil in the second biggest country in Africa and in the wider…
It’s the second leading cause of death for adolescents around the world. It’s the epidemic that all epidemics are measured against.
AIDS is the silent killer that has taken the lives of more than 39 million…
Today the Security Council voted on a resolution seeking to hold accountable those who were responsible for the use of chemical weapons. The resolution failed because Russia and China vetoed it.
The NGO Committee is a breeding ground for UN scepticism.
I’ve always defended the United Nations from critics who consider it to be a self-serving organisation only focusing on the political interests of powerful Member States. Dag…
On Saturday, I had the incredible privilege to see the penultimate performance of the original cast of ‘Hamilton’ in Manhattan…
The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) is now in its fifth year. When the UK Government launched the Initiative, Sexual Violence in Conflict was rarely talked…
These were the top 10 stories published by The UK at the UN; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2016, 2017, and 2018.