Category: United Nations
UN Reform Process Requires Comprehensive Deliberation and Consultation
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 3 August 2025 (WorldView) — For several months, the United Nations has been in turmoil. The whole UN System, with myriad agencies and programs,
Read MoreUN Reform Must Begin with Evaluating 40,000 Mandates
By Stephanie Hodge* NEW YORK | 1 August 2025 (WorldView) — The UN has never been short on words. It’s drowning in them. Every year, thousands of meetings convene, resolutions
Read MoreGlobal Hunger Edges Downwards, Worsens in Africa and Western Asia
New report warns of rising malnutrition amid food inflation By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN, ADDIS ABABA | 29 July 2025 (WorldView) — Global hunger declined modestly in 2024, but the improvement
Read MoreWHO Flags Alarming Malnutrition Levels in Gaza
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | 28 July 2025 (WorldView) — Warning of an unprecedented surge in malnutrition across the Gaza Strip, with most of this year’s hunger-related deaths occurring in
Read MoreThe Limits of Moral Sentiments
By Azza Karam* NEW YORK | 26 July 2025 (WorldView) — In 2019, Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb did something unprecedented: they signed a joint declaration calling for
Read MoreAt 80, the United Nations Faces a Moment of Reckoning — and Renewal
A milestone year brings calls for gender parity, regional equity, and bold leadership at the helm of the UN By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN,
Read MoreWestern Policy on Ukraine Reveals Divergent Strategies
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 22 July 2025 (WorldView) — When it comes to Ukraine, the US and the EU are adopting a holier-than-thou attitude which, unfortunately, leads them
Read MoreChina Steps Up For Marine Science in Nice
Bx Regina Lam* LONDON | 17 July 2025 (WorldView) — China sent a signal to the world from France last month, when politicians and ocean experts gathered at the UN
Read MoreA Comprehensive Strategy for Advancing the ASEAN Power Grid
By Matthew Wittenstein, Kieran Clarke and Yejin Ha* BANGKOK | 16 July 2025 (WorldView) — The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is a key cornerstone of Southeast Asia’s strategy for greater
Read MoreSuppressed Staff Representation Weakens UN Reforms and Global Influence
By Naima Abdellaoui The writer is a concerned international civil servant / is staff representative and member of the UNOG Staff Union Executive Bureau. GENEVA | 16 July 2025 (WorldView)
Read MoreUN: Progress on Sustainable Development Goals, More Effort Needed by 2030
By J Nastranis NEW YORK |14 July 2025 (WorldView) – Ten years after the world adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a new United Nations report reveals that while
Read MoreExploring the Concept of a World Parliament for Global Governance
By P. Soma Palan* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 8 July 2025 (WorldView) — The current world situation poses an existential crisis for the Planet Earth. The Israel and Palestine war
Read MoreBrazil’s Civil Society Pledges Tested as COP30 Climate Summit Approaches
By Amanda Magnani* This article was first published on Dialogue Earth. BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 5 July 2025 (WorldView) — The COP30 climate summit is one of the
Read MoreThe Rule-Based Order Is Cracking. The West Helped Break ItBy Ramesh Jaura
This article was first published on rjaura.substock.com BERLIN | 4 July 2025 (WorldView) — For decades, Western leaders have invoked the “rule-based international order” as a guiding principle for global
Read MoreUN Women Commemorates 15th Anniversary with a Call to Address Gender Equality
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 2 July 2025 (IDN) — As UN Women commemorates its 15th anniversary this year, the organisation is warning of a dangerous global backslide in
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