INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’

PNP DeskJuly 4, 2023September 14, 2024014 mins

Since then, as international funding has stalled amid skepticism about the Taliban’s return, the UN has been acting as the world’s “eyes and ears” in Afghanistan. After shifting mainly to humanitarian work, UN agencies and partners are finding ways to help the long-suffering population meet basic needs and preserve hard-won development gains. UN News was recently…

Diplomacy, not isolation, must reverse ‘negative trajectory’ on Korean Peninsula

PNP DeskApril 17, 2023September 11, 202407 mins

“Diplomacy, not isolation, is the only way forward,” the senior official from the Department of Peace Operations said. “The lack of unity and action in the Security Council does little to slow the negative trajectory on the Korean Peninsula.” The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, “is unconstrained, and…