Mark Leon Goldberg
Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 07:02
Colum Lynch has an explosive scoop in Foreign Policy reporting an incident in July in which a convoy of American diplomats was fired upon by South Sudanese government forces. The diplomats were traveling in armored cars, and when they passed the presidential palace they were met with a barrage of gunfire.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 06:13
On Friday, the United Nations released an exceedingly disturbing report that showed the number of allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse against UN staff increased in 2015. There were 99 allegations across the UN system, with the majority–69–involving personnel from UN peacekeeping missions.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 07:15
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development every year compiles data from its member states about their foreign aid spending. Here are some other big takeaways from the report.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 09:10
No American official has been more outspoken on the need for a coherent international response to unfolding crisis in the Central African Republic than Ambassador Samantha Power. But soon, Ambassador Power could be in the unfortunate position of having to explain to other UN member states that the USA will not be able to support a desperately needed UN Peacekeeping mission to CAR.