Efforts to dismantle the U.S. Institute of Peace halted key programs in Guatemala against violence and social unrest.
WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message.
"There was an address over the intercom saying: 'Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your office,'" said Speck, a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace. "It was a really bizarre situation."
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
Swiss and Geneva authorities approved measures that 'aim to ease acute funding shortfalls' for international organizations.
Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.
An emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly led to adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
The court's advisory opinion stems from a sustained campaign led by Vanuatu and supported by 130 U.N. member nations.
The U.S. will remain a full member of UNESCO until its withdrawal officially takes effect at the close of next year.
Experts call it a 'slow-moving global catastrophe' for food, energy, and trade that will require systematic monitoring.
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