Category: United Nations
Where Can the UN Really Make a Difference?
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 22 September 2025 (WorldView) — The United Nations must change. This is imperative if the institution created to promote universal rights, peace and development
Read MoreTransforming Cross-Border Connectivity in Eastern South Asia
By Joseph George, Mikiko Tanaka and Rajan Ratna* Small steps towards digitalisation of trade and transport processes are laying the foundations for seamless, cost-effective, and collaborative cross-border connectivity in the
Read MoreIsrael, Hamas, and the Genocide Debate: A Global Divide
Millions of Gazan civilians are enduring a “catastrophe of unprecedented proportions.” By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 18 September 2025 (WorldView) — In mid-September
Read MorePalestine: Recognition Must Be Accompanied by Concrete Measures
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 16 September 2025 (WorldView) — During the upcoming UN General Assembly high-level meeting (September 22-30), several key European countries are expected to recognise a
Read MoreBrazil’s Emerald Forest: What the World Risks Losing
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 16 September 2025 (WorldView) — Belem is the Brazilian city at the mouth of the Amazon. Unlike its slummy counterpart, Kinshasa, at the mouth
Read MoreThe Iron Fist Inside A Velvet Glove
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 3 September 2025 (IDN) — “1789 is a historic date, but it is not a historic example”. The French Revolution, violent to its fingertips,
Read MoreThe UN Can Act Resolutely to End Genocide in Gaza
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 2 September 2025 (IDN) — One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation
Read MoreGaza Devastation and Settlements Bury the Two-State Solution
Western Corporations Profit from Israeli “Apartheid and Now Genocide” By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 28 August 2025 (WorldView) — In her landmark report,
Read MoreThe Case for Nuclear Disarmament: Assessing the Extent of Putin’s Influence
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 26 August 2025 (WorldView) — Everything gets said, nothing gets done. When President Donald Trump met with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, we were
Read MoreUN80 Early Separation Agreements – Legal Objections & Breach of Principles
By Nadine Kaddoura* An Open Letter to Mr. Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Policy and Head of the UN80 Taskforce. LEUSDEN, Netherlands | 20 August 2025 (WorldView) — I write
Read MoreSérgio Vieira de Mello: Achievements in Post-Conflict State-Building and Lessons for UN at 80
By Chimdi Chukwukere* ABUJA, Nigeria | 20 August 2025 (WorldView) — August 19 marked both World Humanitarian Day and the 22nd anniversary of the death of Sérgio Vieira de Mello,
Read MoreThe Need to Forge a Plan B & Plan C for a Plastic Pollution Treaty
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 19 August 2025 (WorldView) — Those hoping for a strong binding plastic pollution treaty were hugely disappointed by the outcome that emerged from Geneva,
Read MoreSri Lanka Should Pursue “Engage-to-Disengage” Strategy at the Human Rights Council
By A.L.A. Azeez* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 13 August 2025 (WorldView) — Time is ticking off. And it is ticking off on Sri Lanka’s human rights and accountability front, in
Read MoreFrom Degradation to Restoration: A Strategic Treaty Emerges as a Leading Global Initiative
By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 9 August 2025 (WorldView) — In a world reeling from climate disruption, collapsing biodiversity, and mounting water and food
Read MoreRidding the Menace of Nuclear Weapons
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 4 August 2025 (WorldView) — This year, 2025, marks several historic events of the nuclear age which moved from theoretical calculations to physical reality at
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