As the field of candidates grows, their competing visions for reform, development, representation and the UN’s financial future offer an early glimpse of how each would lead an organization in crisis. As Manhattan’s sidewalks filled with bleary-eyed morning commuters, many carrying piping-hot cups of coffee, and city buses wobbled along traffic-packed streets, four candidates arrived…
As FIFA’s 2026 World Cup came to a close, human rights advocates say visa restrictions, immigration enforcement, and political interference undermined its promise to be the most inclusive tournament ever. Weeks before the tournament’s opening whistle, FIFA President Gianni Infantino boasted that the 2026 World Cup would be “the most inclusive ever.” But as Spain…
A vocal critic of Israel’s wars and Europe’s military buildup, Sánchez brings a defiant record to the UN’s development campaign. As multiple real-world crises slow development across the globe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres today announced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain as co-chair of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates group. In a press release,…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is using its Security Council presidency to spotlight the link between minerals and conflict, while its own resource wealth continues to expose the limits of international law and accountability. For the first time in more than 30 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will assume the rotating…
1 for 8 Billion says the race for the UN’s top job remains vulnerable to opaque political bargaining. A new report published by the advocacy group 1 for 8 Billion sheds light on how some past candidates for UN Secretary-General have likely engaged in backroom deals with powerful member states to secure the global body’s…
As diaspora crowds cheered Khamenei’s death, rival opposition camps are still battling over what comes next. From above the crowd, a man’s voice booms out from a speaker like thunder. He chants, slowly at first, in Farsi, “We are a proud and great nation. We will reclaim Iran from tyranny!” and the people standing…
