The candidates competing to lead the United Nations have promised an organization that is more present and active on the ground. But governments have been expelling UN officials with increasing frequency and almost no consequence. What can the new secretary-general do? Until now, the organization’s response has settled into a formula: express confidence in the […]
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On August 20th, the secretary-general’s review on the future of all forms of UN peace operations was released. Mandated under the Pact for the Future, the report commits the Secretariat to “a systematic offer of its good offices,” among other recommendations. António Guterres had already previewed some of this thinking on July 23rd at the […]
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On July 30th, the US-led Board of Peace announced a potential breakthrough in efforts to implement the roadmap for Gaza’s political and security transition. Under the proposed arrangement, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) would assume responsibility for civilian governance and security; Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups would place weapons under […]
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For the first time in the history of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, consensus has fractured. On July 1st, the General Assembly adopted the Strategy’s ninth review resolution by a vote rather than by consensus, with 141 member states voting in favor and the United States, Israel, and Argentina voting against. As the Strategy […]
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On June 30th, the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) launched a new publication, “UN Special Political Missions: An Overview,” the first comprehensive official account of every special political mission deployed since 1948. The publication was an initiative of DPPA and serves as a historical foundation for understanding how the UN has adapted […]
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In November 2025, the UN Security Council and General Assembly unanimously adopted twin resolutions (A/RES/80/11 and S/RES/2805) on the UN peacebuilding architecture review (PBAR). In the resolutions, member states decided to establish an annual “peacebuilding week” in June with the aim of “raising awareness” of the UN’s peacebuilding and sustaining peace work, “fostering inclusive dialogue […]
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The typical account of how the United Nations picks its secretary-general gives the predominant role to the five permanent members of the Security Council (the P5). This is correct, but it risks missing the important role of the ten elected members of the council (the E10). Each permanent member can stop a candidate using their […]
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On Wednesday, the Security Council will convene a high-level debate on “Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace.” Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to brief. The meeting is a fitting occasion to ask a simple question: Who will actually be doing the job of mediating in the Middle East […]
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In February 1998, with the United States preparing to bomb Iraq over Saddam Hussein’s refusal to cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, Kofi Annan flew to Baghdad. The risk of failure was high: he did not have a formal mandate to negotiate, the Americans were skeptical, and Hussein was unpredictable. He had been secretary-general for barely […]
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In just a few months, on Friday morning, January 1, 2027, the new leader of the United Nations will take the express elevator to the 38th floor of the UN building in Turtle Bay to start their first day on the job. The race to determine who that person will be has generated months of debate […]
