From condemning China’s treatment of Muslim minorities to probing the gory details of the drug war in the Philippines, the Geneva-based council is making headlines this month.

UN chief warns African terror threats ‘spreading’

Jul 11th, 2019 2m

'Maybe a decade ago, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was essentially the only terrorist organization operating in the Sahel. Now there's at least 10.'

France, UK to commit more troops to Syria

Jul 9th, 2019 2m 1s

Foreign Policy reported Tuesday that the two American allies will each boost their troop presence in Syria by 10 to 15 percent.

UN official 'appalled' by US migrant detention centers

Jul 8th, 2019 2m 1s

The U.N.’s top human rights official says she's “appalled” by conditions facing migrants detained after illegally crossing America’s southern border.

The planetary benefits of 1 trillion new trees

Jul 5th, 2019 2m 1s

Is the UAE pulling out of Yemen, and new research touts the benefits of reforesting Planet Earth.

Airstrikes kill dozens at Libyan migrant detention facility

Jul 3rd, 2019 2m 1s

At least 44 migrants detained in the Libyan capital of Tripoli were killed in an airstrike this week, an attack a U.N. envoy said “clearly could constitute a war crime.”

The planet's 'carbon diet' is out of whack

Jul 3rd, 2019 2m 1s

New research finds emissions already locked in by the world’s existing infrastructure are enough to overshoot the goals of the Paris climate agreement.

Did Iran just violate the 2015 nuclear deal?

Jul 2nd, 2019 2m

A new week brings a new threat to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, as Iran said Monday it has now stockpiled more low-enriched uranium than is under the terms of the agreement.

Big picture: Iran's willingness to talk

Jun 28th, 2019 2m

The Rand Corporation's Ariane Tabatabai assesses Iran's willingness to engage in diplomatic talks with the U.S.

Big picture: The human cost of gender identity rules

Jun 27th, 2019 2m 1s

U.N. human rights rapporteur Victor Madrigal-Borloz weighs in on how restrictive definitions of gender identity can harm transgender people.

Big picture: The US as a Mideast peacemaker

Jun 26th, 2019 2m

Khalid Elgindy of the Brookings Institution shares his thoughts on whether another country could ever replace the U.S. as the lead Mideast peace broker.

Big picture: 2020 positions on trade

Jun 25th, 2019 2m 1s

Kim Clausing predicts where the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will land in their positions on international free trade deals.

Big picture: China vs. the US at the UN

Jun 24th, 2019 2m 1s

Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations tells the program that China is happy to fill in the leadership vacuum created by a U.S. retreat at the United Nations.

UN adopts workplace violence treaty

Jun 21st, 2019 2m 1s

The global #MeToo movement – and let’s be honest, anyone who’s ever worked a job – scored a big legal victory on Friday as UN members adopted a first-of-its-kind convention on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.

The fuss over H-1B visas

Jun 20th, 2019 2m 1s

The U.S. threatened to cap the number of skilled Indian workers granted special H-1B visas this week, opening a new front in the Trump Administration's effort to overhaul immigration policy.

Can America lead at the UN from outside?

Jun 19th, 2019 2m 1s

President Trump's nominee for U.N. Ambassador said Wednesday the U.S. can still be a global leader, even if it withdraws from key treaties and U.N. organizations.

US-Iran tensions have the world on edge

Jun 19th, 2019 2m 1s

The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal have had choice words this week for both the U.S. and Iran as tensions between the countries continues to mount.

The world's 'pollution sinks' fight back

Jun 17th, 2019 2m 1s

Bad news for U.S. and other countries used to exporting their trash abroad: the world's 'pollution sinks' are fighting back.

Why Congo's Ebola outbreak isn't a global risk – yet

Jun 14th, 2019 2m 1s

The WHO stops just short of declaring an ongoing Ebola outbreak a global health crisis.

Can Japan calm US-Iran tensions?

Jun 13th, 2019 2m

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejected the prospect of talks with the U.S. on Thursday, upending a diplomatic visit by Japan's prime minister.

Hong Kong protesters return to the streets

Jun 12th, 2019 2m 1s

Thousands of protesters clogged Hong Kong on Wednesday, battling police in a desperate effort to block an extradition bill that hands broad new powers to China.

Can a video game avert nuclear war?

Jun 11th, 2019 2m 1s

A new video game aims to avert nuclear war by making diplomatic simulations cheaper and easier to run.

Sudan's military digs in for fight vs. pro-democracy protesters

Jun 10th, 2019 2m 1s

Sudan's diverse and historic pro-democracy protest movement faces a new test after the departure of long-time President Omar al-Bashir: getting rid of military leaders.