The Quiet Work of Diplomacy Looking back through UNGA photographs, I found myself reflecting less on individual events than on the movement of the process itself. Undoubtedly, the past few years have been the most intense in recent history and the shift in coverage, focus and angle on geopolitics has become wide and the…
Through a photographer’s eyes, a portrait of António Guterres emerges in moments of pressure, humor, fatigue and quiet resolve. For years, I have photographed Antonio Guterres in the formal spaces where the world usually sees him: at podiums, in Security Council chambers, at press stakeouts and high-level meetings. But photographing the UN Secretary-General day after…
Ancestral governance meets state-led negotiation at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues As the United Nations prepares for the 25th session of the UN Permanent Forum on. Indigenous Issues, leaders heading to New York are getting ready for discussions extending far beyond ceremonial acknowledgment. The forum has become a strategic arena where they can…
A group of 10 students from Boston University visited Envoy Magazine this week, gaining firsthand insight into the world of United Nations journalism and the evolving media landscape. The students met with Envoy’s editorial board at the United Nations Correspondents Association room, where they participated in an in-depth discussion about reporting on global diplomacy and…
Inside U.N. chief António Guterres’ bold gamble to streamline mandates, tame finances, and keep diplomacy alive. Reform has already begun to feel passé as the months of this year have rolled by. Projecting into the future makes policy and peace processes harder to chart, especially in an era of division and polarization. This year,…
Can the United Nations reinvent itself at 80? Inside U.N. chief António Guterres’ bold gamble to streamline mandates, tame finances, and keep diplomacy alive. Reform has already begun to feel passé as the months of this year have rolled by. Projecting into the future makes policy and peace processes harder to chart, especially in an…
