Ian Martin

Ian Martin has been a special representative of the UN secretary-general, secretary-general of Amnesty International and executive director of Security Council Report.

The Key to Security Council Reform? Fewer Permanent Members

As the United Nations approaches its Summit of the Future in September, the anger of under-represented regions is compelling stronger statements of commitment to reforming the Security Council. Secretary-General António Guterres warns that “the alternative to reform is further fragmentation …

 

For Myanmar, Why Not Send an Asean/UN Civilian Monitoring Mission?

This weekend, Asean will be deliberating on possible courses of action regarding Myanmar. Across the country, brave people, many of them children, are being murdered daily; health services are ceasing to function in the middle of a pandemic; the economy …

 

The Job of the World’s Top Humanitarian Official Is Open. Will a Briton Get the Post Again?

LONDON — Should the world’s top humanitarian official be chosen through a meritocratic selection process open to candidates from any country, or should the choice be restricted to a single nationality and nomination by that government? The answer is obvious …

 
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