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

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Transforming 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

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Israel, 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

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Palestine: 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

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Brazil’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

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The 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,

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The 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

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Gaza 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,

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The 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

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UN80 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

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Sérgio 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,

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The 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,

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Sri 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

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From 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

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Ridding 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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