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At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference last month, the United Nations announced that the secretary-general will appoint an Envoy for Future Generations. This is an important follow-on to September’s Summit of the Future and fulfills a commitment made two years ago …
The United Nations General Assembly is preparing to vote this week on whether to mandate a new UN scientific study on the effects of nuclear war, something that hasn’t been done by the organization since the 1980s. [Update, Nov. 1: …
More than 10 years ago, Boko Haram fighters abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, a small town in northeast Nigeria, thrusting the group into the global spotlight. Since then, Boko Haram factions have continued their campaign of abductions and killings, with …
Reforms that require amendments to the United Nations Charter will not yield change in time to save us from what Secretary-General António Guterres has called the “confluence of challenges” that the world is facing: from war, terrorism and genocide to …
Just as the world expects the United Nations to be led by the best leaders, the UN staff should also represent the brightest from across the globe. Attracting and retaining staff is a core function of any organization and generally …
Singapore once again executed a person for a drug offense recently. Drug control is driving the use of the death penalty worldwide; one of every three executions carried out over the past decade was of a person convicted of …
Friday marks the launching of the 1 for 8 Billion campaign for a fair and inclusive process to select the next United Nations secretary-general in 2026. As the UN prepares to hold the Summit of the Future on Sunday, our …
What conditions might compel the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to relinquish their veto power? In exchange, what conditions might the other member states agree on to make it happen? These are important questions to pose to …
Every year, the leaders of the G20, the largest 20 economies of the globe, meet on a rotating schedule in a major city or capital. This November, Brazil will host the main leaders summit, so it arranged all the side …
Israeli newspapers recently reported that the country’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the former Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Kidwa “agreed to work together to promote the achievement of peace between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and peace …
The United Nations Security Council should mobilize to prevent further atrocities in Myanmar. The Council’s inaction over the last few months starkly contrasts with the clear warnings from senior UN officials who are urgently ringing alarm bells. As the Council …
The American war in Vietnam ended in 1975, nearly half a century ago. Its scars may have faded but they have not disappeared. They are potent reminders of the limits of military power to impose a political peace. I recalled …
The United Nations is often criticized as a bureaucratic organization overly focused on process rather than on making substantive decisions and ensuring that member states follow through on them. As former UN system staff members, we acknowledge that this dynamic …
Multilateralism is retreating and the United Nations is no longer effective in any of its major functions. The fault is with both the First UN of member states — and particularly the veto wielding P3 of Russia, China and the …
On June 7, 2024, the Arab Barometer released the results of an extended opinion poll conducted in Morocco between Dec. 11, 2023 and Jan. 30, 2024, with more than 2,400 individuals. The poll revealed that poverty and vulnerability among Moroccans …
