insert_link Environment UN Chief calls for action to protect biodiversity and combat climate change One million species now under threat, and humanity is to blame, the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has warned, in a call to protect the plants, animals, microorganisms and more, that sustain all life on Earth. Pollution, climate chaos, habitat loss and exploitation of nature have pushed a million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction. Guterres called on developed countries to invest in biodiversity and climate action […] today23 May, 2024
insert_link World Small Countries Are Crucial for the UN’s Long-Term Survival, and Singapore Leads the Way Burhan Gafoor, ambassador of Singapore to the United Nations, photographed at the country’s mission, Feb. 12, 2024. Gafoor has over decades corralled resources and knowledge for small countries “to use their voice and UN votes effectively,” the author writes. The coalition is now poised to assert itself vigorously in negotiations leading to the Summit of the Future in September. The goal of that gathering, at the UN, is to revitalize […] today28 February, 2024
insert_link Opinion Pieces The Key to Security Council Reform Is Fewer Permanent Members, Not More The Security Council meeting on Dec. 8, 2023, on the war in Gaza. The author, a former United Nations under-secretary-general, proposes that amid the current intensified negotiations on Council reform, member states could “recognize that France and Britain no longer qualify geopolitically to be two of five permanent members of a post-colonial Council.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE By Ian Martin via PassBlue As the United Nations approaches its Summit of the Future in September, the […] today27 February, 2024
insert_link World Guterres calls for a ‘global order that works for everyone’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Münich security conference on Friday where he called for a global order that works for everyone. Guterres also warned against an all-out offensive on the city of Rafah which is at the core of the entire humanitarian operation in Gaza. Moving on to Ukraine, he said two years into the war, the cost of human lives and suffering is appalling while the impact […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Opinion Pieces At Davos Forum, Secretary-General Warns of Global Norms Collapsing, Highlights Need to Rebuild Trust, Reform Governance UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland: Thank you very much for your warm welcome. It’s good to be back — to be back and to see Davos highlighting the global crisis in trust. I believe this crisis is the direct result of a paradox facing our world. In the face of the serious, even existential threats posed by runaway climate chaos, and the […] today18 January, 2024
