Colum Lynch

Articles by Colum Lynch

U.S. to attend conference held by war crimes court (November 17, 2009)

Pick to be U.N. point man on financial reform seeks to reassure lawmakers (November 5, 2009)

U.N. contractor's case again spurs questions about nepotism (October 28, 2009)

U.S. urges Sri Lanka to probe alleged war crimes by government, rebels (October 23, 2009)

U.N. Human Rights Council Endorses Report on Gaza War (October 17, 2009)

In Shift for Obama, U.S. Settles On Modulated Policy for Sudan (October 17, 2009)

U.S. Puts Condition on Joining Talks on Conventional-Arms Trade (October 16, 2009)

U.N. Data Show Discrepancies in Afghan Vote (October 7, 2009)

U.N. Human Rights Council Shelves Divisive Report on Gaza War (October 3, 2009)

Diplomat Fired in Clash Over Addressing Afghan Vote Fraud (October 1, 2009)

U.N. Chief Says Iran Must Prove Sincerity on Nuclear Issue (September 30, 2009)

U.S. Planning New Overtures to Burma (September 29, 2009)

Ahmadinejad Denies Iran Concealed Nuclear Facility (September 25, 2009)

At U.N., Iranian's Speech Draws Angry Words From Netanyahu (September 25, 2009)

Israeli Leader Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N. (September 25, 2009)

At U.N., Obama to Push for New Nuclear Weapons Treaty (September 24, 2009)

Nations Appear Headed Toward Independent Climate Goals (September 23, 2009)

U.S. Faces Doubts About Leadership on Human Rights (September 22, 2009)

On Global Warming, an Ambitious Agenda (September 22, 2009)

U.S. Rejects U.N. Proposal to Compel War Crimes Probes of Gaza Conflict (September 18, 2009)

U.N. Panel Accuses Israel, Hamas of War Crimes in Gaza Conflict (September 16, 2009)

U.N. Envoy Rice Advises Libya's Gaddafi Against Exulting Over Agent's Release (September 3, 2009)

U.N. Chief's 'Quiet' Outreach To Autocrats Causing Discord (September 1, 2009)

Webb's Visit May Offer Opening With Burma (August 16, 2009)

Webb's Trip to Burma May Be Litmus Test as U.S. Weighs Reengagement (August 15, 2009)

Sen. Webb to Visit Burma in Wake of American's Arrest (August 14, 2009)

Suu Kyi Verdict Douses Hope of Democratic Reforms in Burma (August 12, 2009)

Envoy's Advice on Darfur Draws Criticism (August 6, 2009)

U.S. Diplomat Urges Revised Sudan Policy (July 31, 2009)

In Fighting Radical Islam, Tricky Course for U.S. Aid (July 30, 2009)

Programs' Religious Ties Raise Concerns (July 23, 2009)

U.S. Declines U.N. Experts' Requests for Guantanamo Visits, Data on CIA Prisons (July 23, 2009)

U.N. Security Council Sanctions North Korean Firms, Individuals (July 17, 2009)

U.N. General Assembly, OAS Back Honduran Zelaya (July 1, 2009)

International Court Under Unusual Fire (June 30, 2009)

U.N. Human Rights Watchdog Criticizes U.S. Detention Policies (June 25, 2009)

Sudan's 'Coordinated' Genocide in Darfur Is Over, U.S. Envoy Says (June 18, 2009)

U.N. Panel Adopts Wider Sanctions on North Korea (June 13, 2009)

Major Powers Reach Deal on Draft U.N. Resolution on North Korea (June 11, 2009)

U.N. Seeks U.S. Probe of Helseth's Alleged Misuse of Afghan Aid Funds (June 11, 2009)

U.S. Pushes U.N. Draft on N. Korea (June 6, 2009)

Former President Clinton Appointed U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (May 18, 2009)

Sudanes Rebel Leaders Face War Crimes Chargers (May 17, 2009)

Developing Nations Seek Assurances on Nuclear Arms (May 16, 2009)

Blast Goes Unsolved as U.N. Agencies Probing Alleged Crime Turn on Each Other (May 12, 2009)

United Nations Inquiry Finds Israel Purposely Fired on U.N.-Run School in Gaza Strip (May 6, 2009)

U.N. Sanctions 3 N. Korean Firms Over Missile Launch (April 25, 2009)

U.S. Looks to Balance Response to N. Korea (April 16, 2009)

Key U.N. Powers Agree on N. Korea Statement (April 12, 2009)

Chinese Firm Indicted in Sales to Iran (April 8, 2009)

After Launch, Obama Focuses On Disarmament (April 6, 2009)

U.N. Security Council Fails to Agree on N. Korea Statement (April 6, 2009)

U.S. to Seek Seat on U.N. Human Rights Council (April 1, 2009)

Talks on Expanding U.N. Panel Called Off (March 31, 2009)

Ex-U.N. Official Spent Development Funds on Luxury Items, Probe Says (March 27, 2009)

Hardened U.S. Embassies Symbolic of Old Fears, Critics Say (March 13, 2009)

U.S. Rebukes U.N. Official for Sharp Words (March 11, 2009)

U.S. Pushes Sudan to Readmit Aid Groups (March 7, 2009)

Sudan's Bashir Rails Against West (March 6, 2009)

Sudan Ousts Aid Groups After Court Pursues President (March 5, 2009)

U.S. May Boycott U.N. Racism Conference Over Document (February 28, 2009)

At United Nations, U.S. Faces Hurdles For Its Agenda (February 22, 2009)

U.S. Holds Firm on Reparations, Israel in U.N. Racism Talks (February 20, 2009)

Militant Group in Pakistan Threatens to Kill U.N. Hostage (February 14, 2009)

International Criminal Court to Issue Arrest Warrant for Sudan's Bashir (February 12, 2009)

U.N. Chief Wants Obama at Climate-Change Summit (February 10, 2009)

Sudan Retains Clout While Charges Loom (February 9, 2009)

Ex-CIA Investigator's Book Describes Hunt for Weapons in Iraq, Saddam Hussein's Final Days (January 31, 2009)

U.N. Envoy Vows More Collaboration; Rice Meets With Ban, Reporters (January 27, 2009)

A Growing Chorus In S. Africa Urges Action on Mugabe (January 26, 2009)

Sudan Fired on Civilians Unlawfully, Report Says (January 24, 2009)

Progressives Hope U.S. Shifts Global Social Policy (January 18, 2009)

U.N. Security Council Calls for Cease-Fire; U.S. Abstains From Voting (January 9, 2009)

U.N. Proposes Increased Development Aid to Prod Burma Toward Democracy (December 28, 2008)

Russia Seeks to Thwart United Nations Panel That Investigated Corruption (December 24, 2008)

United Nations Authorizes Military Raids on Somali Pirates (December 17, 2008)

Israeli Authorities Detain, Expel U.N. Human Rights Envoy (December 16, 2008)

U.S. Will Push U.N. for Somalia Mission (December 14, 2008)

Rwanda, Congo Governments Support Rivals in Conflict, U.N. Panel Says (December 13, 2008)

Sudan's Leaders Brace for U.S. Shift (December 8, 2008)

U.N. Urged to Persist With Sudan Leader's War Crimes Case (December 4, 2008)

Nomination of Rice for U.N. Post Indicates a Shift Toward Multilateralism (December 2, 2008)

At the U.N., a Firebrand Increasingly in the Mainstream; His Tirades Against U.S.-Led Economic Order Are Resonating (November 30, 2008)

Chiefs of World Bank and International Monetary Fund to Miss United Nations Forum (November 25, 2008)

United Nations to Deploy 3,100 More Peacekeepers in Congo (November 21, 2008)

Report Faults U.S., Saying Its International Aid Isn't Always Apolitical (November 20, 2008)

Report: U.S. Uses Aid to Promote Non-Humanitarian Goals (November 19, 2008)

At U.N., Bush Says Faith Leads to 'Common Values' (November 14, 2008)

U.N. Faith Forum Denounces Intolerance, Extremism (November 13, 2008)

Saudi Arabia to Lead U.N. Faith Forum (November 12, 2008)

U.S. Objects To Arrest Of Politician In Burundi (November 8, 2008)

European, U.S. Envoys Visit E. Congolese City (November 1, 2008)

U.N. Seeks Reinforcements in E. Congo (October 29, 2008)

At the U.N., Many Hope for an Obama Win (October 26, 2008)

U.N. Cites $20 Million in Fraud (October 21, 2008)

Iceland, Iran Lose Bids to Join U.N. Security Council (October 18, 2008)

U.N. Envoy Warns of More Taliban Attacks (October 15, 2008)

U.N. Offers To Keep Rwandan In Darfur (October 3, 2008)

Low-Profile U.N. Chief Struggles as Diplomatic Peacemaker (September 29, 2008)

Security Council Pressed On Iran (September 27, 2008)

Pakistan's New Leader Denies Firefight as Mullen Confirms It (September 27, 2008)

$16 Billion Pledged To Aid World's Poor (September 26, 2008)

Russian Diplomat Says Snub Over Iran Meeting Was Aimed at U.S. (September 25, 2008)

In U.N. Speech, Bush Focuses on Terrorism (September 24, 2008)

A Bumpy Engagement With the U.N. (September 23, 2008)

World Leaders At U.N. Fear For Aid Efforts (September 23, 2008)

U.S. Backed U.N. General Despite Evidence of Abuses (September 21, 2008)

U.S. Envoy Cites 'Fog of War' in Afghan Tolls (September 4, 2008)

Afghan Opium Production Falls, Despite Problem Provinces (August 27, 2008)

Bush, Cheney Increasingly Critical of Russia Over Aggression in Georgia (August 11, 2008)

Russia Asks That Iran Be Given More Time (August 7, 2008)

Iran Seeks Details on Nuclear Offer (August 6, 2008)

Iran Set to Respond to Offer of Incentives in Nuclear Dispute (August 5, 2008)

South African Named U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights (July 25, 2008)

Rwanda Threatens Darfur Pullout if U.N. Removes General (July 24, 2008)

Indictment of Sudanese Leader Seen as Threat to Peacekeepers (July 20, 2008)

Indictment of Sudanese Leader Seen as Threat to Peacekeepers (July 20, 2008)

U.N. Zimbabwe Measure Vetoed by Russia, China (July 12, 2008)

Sudan Leader To Be Charged With Genocide (July 11, 2008)

U.S. Backs U.N. Official in Darfur Indicted in Rwanda Deaths (June 29, 2008)

U.N. Finds Afghan Opium Trade Rising (June 27, 2008)

U.N. Security Chief Resigns Over Suicide Blast in Algiers (June 25, 2008)

Rice Delivers Stark Assessment of Zimbabwe's President (June 20, 2008)

U.N. Warns of Impending Food Crisis in Zimbabwe (June 19, 2008)

Conflicts Displacing More People (June 18, 2008)

AIDS Drugs Reaching More People in Developing World, U.N. Says (June 10, 2008)

Report on U.N. Program Assails Whistle-Blower (June 8, 2008)

U.N. Chief to Prod Nations On Food Crisis (June 2, 2008)

Report Details Child Abuse (May 28, 2008)

Growing Food Crisis Strains U.N. (May 25, 2008)

World Aid Agencies Faulted in Food Crisis (May 19, 2008)

Junta Wishes To Hear No Evil, Report Says (May 14, 2008)

American Admiral Takes Plea To Burma (May 13, 2008)

Burma Clears U.S. Aircraft To Deliver Storm Relief (May 10, 2008)

U.N. Aid Aircraft Reach Burma, Where Storm Toll Steadily Rises (May 9, 2008)

Scant Aid Reaching Burma's Delta (May 8, 2008)

Reports Fault U.N. Watchdog Unit (May 3, 2008)

Khalilzad Changes Approach From Hawk to Bridge-Builder (April 20, 2008)

Pope Stresses Human Rights, Ethical Science (April 19, 2008)

U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes (March 23, 2008)

U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes (March 23, 2008)

FBI Opens Probe of China-Based Hackers (March 21, 2008)

Expenses At U.N. Balloon 25 Percent (March 21, 2008)

Expenses At U.N. Balloon 25 Percent (March 21, 2008)

U.N. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran (March 4, 2008)

U.N. Says Iran May Not Have Come Clean on Nuclear Past (March 2, 2008)

U.N. Envoy Critical of Gaza Living Conditions, Threats to Annapolis Initiative (February 27, 2008)

U.S. Struggles to Find Envoy, Hindering Effort to Stabilize Afghanistan (February 26, 2008)

Audit of U.N.'s Sudan Mission Finds Tens of Millions in Waste (February 10, 2008)

Rebels Press Attacks in Chad's Capital and East (February 4, 2008)

Report: N. Korea Exploited U.N. Account (January 24, 2008)

Ex-Prosecutor Targets Corruption at U.N. (January 20, 2008)

Attack Seen As a Setback For the U.N. In Darfur (January 13, 2008)

U.N. Probe Unlikely In Bhutto Slaying (January 5, 2008)

The U.N. Insignia Emerges as a Global Target for Al-Qaeda Attacks (December 25, 2007)

U.N. Finds Fraud, Mismanagement in Peacekeeping (December 18, 2007)

U.N. Panel Unable to Win Kosovo Agreement (December 8, 2007)

Prosecutor: Sudan Not Cooperating In Darfur War Crimes Investigation (December 6, 2007)

U.S. Withdraws Draft On Mideast at U.N. (December 1, 2007)

Sudan Continues to Obstruct Peacekeepers, U.N. Official Charges (November 28, 2007)

U.N. Official Chafes at Governments' Inaction, Sudanese Obstruction on Darfur (November 15, 2007)

Burmese Opposition Leader Cites Progress in Talks (November 9, 2007)

Burma Expels U.N. Envoy Who Backed Pro-Democracy Protests (November 3, 2007)

U.S. Official Is Faulted for Nuclear Weapons Claim (November 1, 2007)

U.N. Report Suggests Syrian Role in Arming of Hezbollah, Other Groups (October 25, 2007)

Under U.N. Chief, Koreans in Key Posts (October 21, 2007)

Libya and Vietnam Elected to Two-Year Terms on U.N. Security Council (October 17, 2007)

Security Council Issues Its First Official Censure of Burmese Junta (October 12, 2007)

U.N. Report on Iraq Details An 'Ever-Deepening' Crisis (October 12, 2007)

Darfur Mission Lacks Tools, U.N. Says (October 10, 2007)

Envoy Cites Reports Of Abuses in Burma (October 6, 2007)

Sixth Guilty Plea in Iraq Oil-for-Food Scheme (October 2, 2007)

U.S. Won't Block Libya's U.N. Bid (September 30, 2007)

U.N. Chief Calls for 'Real Breakthrough' On Climate Change (September 25, 2007)

U.N. Chief's Dealings With U.S. Draw Fire (September 24, 2007)

Iraq Neighbors Urged to Help (September 23, 2007)

U.N. Meeting Seeks to Jump-Start Darfur Peace Process (September 22, 2007)

Bleak Advice for U.N. Darfur Commander (September 18, 2007)

U.N. Waits To Issue Its Report On Iraq (September 9, 2007)

Inspectors Find Decade-Old Iraqi Chemical Gas in U.N. Office (August 31, 2007)

Afghan Opium Trade Hits New Peak (August 28, 2007)

Reprisal Indicated In a U.N. Program (August 21, 2007)

New York Presses U.N. on Safety Issues (August 11, 2007)

U.N. to Take Bigger Role In Seeking Iraq Peace (August 11, 2007)

U.S. Seeks U.N. Help With Talks On Iraq (August 10, 2007)

Pressed by U.S., a Wary U.N. Now Plans Larger Iraq Role (August 8, 2007)

U.N. Worker Jailed In Visa-Sale Scheme (August 7, 2007)

U.N. Authorizes 26,000 Peacekeeping Troops for Darfur (August 1, 2007)

U.S. Crusader Odd Man Out at U.N. (July 31, 2007)

U.N., U.S. Actions Sometimes at Odds On Afghan Policy (July 5, 2007)

U.N. Security Council Dissolves Unit Looking for Iraqi Arms (June 30, 2007)

U.S., Critic of N. Korea Payments, Also Sends Millions (June 24, 2007)

Former U.N. Envoy Chides U.S., Israel For Hamas Efforts (June 14, 2007)

Sudan to Allow a Larger Force in Darfur (June 13, 2007)

Civilian Toll in Iraq At 'Higher Levels' (June 12, 2007)

U.S. Alleges North Korea Is Misusing Aid for Poor (June 9, 2007)

U.N. Team Still Looking for Iraq's Arsenal (June 2, 2007)

U.N. Council Backs Tribunal For Lebanon (May 31, 2007)

President Imposes New Sanctions on Sudan (May 30, 2007)

Sudanese Police Attack On Aid Workers Tests U.N. Chief's Diplomacy (May 20, 2007)

U.S. Aims to Establish International Tribunal in Hariri Assassination (May 16, 2007)

African Union Force Low on Money, Supplies and Morale (May 13, 2007)

U.N. Draft for Kosovo Independence Circulated (May 12, 2007)

U.S. Fights Off Bid to Punish UNESCO Official (May 6, 2007)

Sudan To Allow U.N. Force In Darfur (April 17, 2007)

South Africa's U.N. Votes Disappoint Some (April 16, 2007)

U.N. Chief Seeks to Delay Sanctions Against Sudan (April 3, 2007)

U.N. Backs Broader Sanctions On Tehran (March 25, 2007)

Ahmadinejad Cancels His U.N. Address (March 24, 2007)

U.N. Mediator Calls for Kosovo Independence (March 21, 2007)

6 Powers Agree on Sanctions For Iran (March 16, 2007)

Sudan Backs Away From U.N. Plan (March 14, 2007)

U.S., Allies Agree to Drop Proposed Iran Travel Ban (March 10, 2007)

U.N. Closes N. Korea Development Office (March 6, 2007)

U.N. Secretary General Calls Global Warming a Priority (March 2, 2007)

Rice Warns Iran It Risks Further U.N. Sanctions (February 23, 2007)

Park Sentenced to 5 Years in U.N. Oil-for-Food Bribery Scandal (February 23, 2007)

Iran Continues Nuclear Work Despite Deadline, Sanction Threat (February 22, 2007)

Secretary General Faces a Backlash (February 14, 2007)

U.N. to Examine Relief Agencies' Pay in N. Korea (January 20, 2007)

Russia, China Veto Resolution On Burma (January 13, 2007)

American Considered for U.N.'s Top Political Job (January 9, 2007)

U.N. Chief To Open Financial Records (January 6, 2007)

New U.N. Chief Defends Death Penalty for Hussein (January 3, 2007)

Russian Continues the Tantrum Tradition at U.N. (December 27, 2006)

Sanctions On Iran Approved By U.N. (December 24, 2006)

Indian Businessman Pleads Guilty to U.N. Bribery (December 22, 2006)

Europeans Yield on Iran Sanctions (December 21, 2006)

Incoming U.N. Chief Ban Pledges to Restore Trust (December 15, 2006)

Russian Concerns About Iran Resolution Eased (December 12, 2006)

Annan Decries Failure To Halt Darfur Killings (December 9, 2006)

U.N. to Renovate Secretary General's Residence (December 8, 2006)

Peacekeeping Force For Somalia Approved (December 7, 2006)

U.S. Peacekeeping Plan for Somalia Criticized (November 29, 2006)

Annan Seeks Summit Outside Iraq to Reconcile Factions (November 29, 2006)

Burma Shuts Red Cross Field Offices (November 28, 2006)

China Filling Void Left by West in U.N. Peacekeeping (November 24, 2006)

U.N. Condemns Israeli Offensive (November 18, 2006)

U.N. Report Cites Outside Military Aid to Somalia's Islamic Forces (November 15, 2006)

U.N. Proposes a Tribunal On Lebanon Assassination (November 11, 2006)

State Department Official Picked to Run U.N. Food Program (November 8, 2006)

Dissent Grows at U.N. Over Iran (November 5, 2006)

U.N. Official Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges (November 3, 2006)

U.S. Faults Syria, Iran, Hezbollah on Lebanon (November 2, 2006)

Security Council Seat Tied to Aid (November 1, 2006)

Iranian Nuclear Effort Defies U.N. Council Again (October 28, 2006)

Bush Says It's Unacceptable for Iran to Have Nuclear Weapon (October 28, 2006)

U.S., European Allies at Odds on Terms of Iran Resolution (October 26, 2006)

Iraq Aims to Limit Mortality Data (October 20, 2006)

Venezuela Behind in Bid for Security Council Seat (October 17, 2006)

Venezuela Is Denied Security Council Seat (October 17, 2006)

U.N. Votes To Impose Sanctions On N. Korea (October 15, 2006)

At U.N., U.S. Pushes For Vote on N. Korea (October 14, 2006)

U.N. Near Agreement On N. Korea Sanctions (October 13, 2006)

China Says It Will Back Sanctions On N. Korea (October 11, 2006)

U.S. Urges Sanctions on North Korea (October 10, 2006)

U.N. Security Council Nominates S. Korean as Secretary General (October 10, 2006)

U.N. Council Urges N. Korea Not to Conduct Nuclear Test (October 7, 2006)

Sudan Escalates Stand Against U.N. Mission for Darfur (October 6, 2006)

S. Korean Strongly Backed to Lead U.N. (October 3, 2006)

U.S. Nominates State Department Official to Head U.N. Aid Agency (September 30, 2006)

S. Korean Contender for U.N. Post Has an Edge (September 29, 2006)

Rice, Others Press Sudan to Open Darfur to U.N. Force (September 23, 2006)

Iran Open To a Break In Nuclear Program (September 22, 2006)

Venezuelan Leader Demonizes Bush (September 21, 2006)

Sudan Rejects Request To Allow U.N. Troops (September 20, 2006)

In U.N. Speech, Bush Softens Tone on Iran (September 20, 2006)

Bush to Name Envoy for Darfur (September 19, 2006)

Peacekeeping Grows, Strains U.N. (September 17, 2006)

U.N. Urges Europe to Join Mideast Effort (August 19, 2006)

France Declines to Contribute Major Force for U.N. Mission (August 18, 2006)

Lebanon Sending Troops Into South (August 17, 2006)

U.N. Peace Efforts Threatened (August 16, 2006)

Peace Resolution for Lebanon Unanimously Approved at U.N. (August 12, 2006)

Diplomats Agree on Resolution Text (August 12, 2006)

U.S., France Near Agreement on U.N. Draft (August 11, 2006)

U.S., France Near Agreement on U.N. Draft Resolution (August 11, 2006)

Setback for U.N. Draft Resolution On Lebanon (August 11, 2006)

At U.N., France Presses Pullback Of Israeli Troops (August 10, 2006)

U.S., France At Odds on Resolution For Mideast (August 9, 2006)

U.S., France Agree On Plan to Halt Lebanon Fighting (August 6, 2006)

U.N. Talks Focus on Terms of Cease-Fire (August 3, 2006)

Europeans, Offering Peacekeepers, Call for End of Hostilities Now (August 2, 2006)

Security Council Sets Deadline for Iran (August 1, 2006)

U.N. Voices 'Extreme Shock' Over Israeli Strike (July 31, 2006)

Pact Near on Deadline for Iran (July 29, 2006)

The Bolton Nomination, Act II (July 27, 2006)

U.N. Resolution Would Pressure Iran (July 21, 2006)

U.S. at Odds With Allies on Mideast Conflict (July 20, 2006)

Security Council Rebukes N. Korea (July 16, 2006)

Bush Declines to Call for Israeli Cease-Fire (July 15, 2006)

Incentives Offered to Iran Detailed at Security Council (July 14, 2006)

China to Block Vote Condemning N. Korea (July 13, 2006)

Stronger Resolution Offered on N. Korea (July 8, 2006)

After Missiles, Calls Go Out (July 7, 2006)

U.S., Allies Seek Punitive Action Against N. Korea (July 6, 2006)