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The UN Charter’s Birthday, Guterres ‘Meets’ the Press, Israel’s Annexation Plans

June 26, 2020

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Who Knew? Putin Loves the United Nations

June 24, 2020

by Stephen Schlesinger

It turns out that Vladimir Putin is a history buff. He has just written a lengthy piece for the American magazine National Interest, titled “The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War 2″ and published on June 18. In his assessment, Putin reviews the events leading to the second world war, including the …

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Will the UN Make It to 100?

June 2, 2020

by Thomas G. Weiss

Seventy-five years ago this month, delegates in San Francisco signed the United Nations Charter. Anniversary events were supposed to culminate in the commemoration of the entry into force of the world organization’s constitution on Oct. 24. That, of course, was before Covid-19 turned the world upside-down. Like school and university commencements, the UN’s celebration …

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UN at 75: The Security Council Must Remember Why It Exists

April 21, 2020

by Mona Ali Khalil and Fred Carver

The United Nations is turning 75 this year. While the UN has so far successfully averted a third world war, the aggressions in Iraq, Ukraine and Syria remind us that interstate conflicts remain a real and present danger. The Security Council’s failure to resolve intrastate conflicts, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to …

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Will the UN-75 Declaration Signify More Than a Birthday Party?

February 17, 2020

by Richard Ponzio

WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres used his annual State of the World speech to the General Assembly last month to outline his 2020 priorities. He stressed four threats to progress in the 21st century: growing geostrategic tensions and mass violence in fragile states, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis; the climate catastrophe; rising mistrust …

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Can UN Development Be Reformed? Not at This Rate

January 6, 2020

by Stephen Browne

GENEVA — Like his predecessors, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has been pushing a reform program to help the organization adjust to the demands of contemporary global governance. Over nearly 75 years, the UN has innovated and adapted. At first, humanitarian assistance was not envisaged to go beyond the needs of people displaced by …

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UN75

The UN Charter’s Birthday, Guterres ‘Meets’ the Press, Israel’s Annexation Plans

Who Knew? Putin Loves the United Nations

Will the UN Make It to 100?

UN at 75: The Security Council Must Remember Why It Exists

Will the UN-75 Declaration Signify More Than a Birthday Party?

Can UN Development Be Reformed? Not at This Rate

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