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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 18, 2016
United States
The Next Ambassador to Israel
President-Elect Trump’s choice of David M. Friedman as his ambassador to Israel has occasioned both appropriate news coverage, and a barrage of nasty, ignorant, politically biased comments. Most o…
March 18, 2021
Heads of State and Government
John Magufuli, Tanzania’s COVID-Denying President, Dies
Vice President Samia Suluhu, announcing President John Magufuli’s death yesterday, said the president died from a heart condition, and that he had been treated at two different hospitals in Dar es Salaam.
April 24, 2024
China
China’s Battle Against Air Pollution: An Update
Although China seems to have continued improving air quality during the Covid era, it is premature to celebrate the end of its war against pollution.
June 14, 2019
Nigeria
Distinguished Nigerian Ambassador Elected President of UNGA
On June 4, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) elected Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande its president for the 2019–2020 term. The presidency rotates between representatives of the five regional groups in …
May 13, 2020
Women and Women's Rights
Ambassadors for Gender Equality: Who They Are, What They Do, and Why They Matter
Since the United States appointed the first-ever Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues in 2009, ten more countries have followed, creating new posts focused on women's rights and gender equal…
July 10, 2018
Afghanistan
Champions for Change: Afghan Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib
Champions for Change is a series highlighting male allies working to advance equality across the globe. This interview features Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan Ambassador to the United States.
