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Sep 30, 2024 | 
manilatimes.net | Jamal Benomar
NEW YORK — The United Nations' Summit of the Future is now over, but the real and present world is still on fire. When the annual UN General Assembly kicked off earlier last month, key questions about the role and future of the New York-headquartered global organization, which was created to maintain international peace and security almost 80 years ago, remain unanswered.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Jamal Benomar
The United Nations Summit of the Future has concluded, but the real and present world remains on fire. With the UN general assembly now meeting – an annual ritual where dozens of heads of state descend on New York – key questions about the role and future of the United Nations remain unanswered. Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has spilled into Lebanon, 25 million are facing the possibility of starvation in conflict-torn Sudan, and the deadly war in Ukraine marches on.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
ipsnews.net | Jamal Benomar
Democracy, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Reprint| | Print|NEW YORK, Sep 25 2024 (IPS) - The Summit of the Future has now ended, but the real and present world is still on fire.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Fergal Mythen |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik | +2 more
There's an old Irish proverb, "Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb." Roughly translated, it means that "the day of the wind is not the day for fixing the thatch" - a common roofing material for homes in rural Ireland back in the day. The saying is a reminder that if you wait until the last minute to take action, you are done for. In 2015, the global community came together to get ahead of clouds that were clearly gathering on the horizon. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs), 169 targets.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Banjo Damilola |Jamal Benomar |Richard Ponzio | +2 more
We are back with our ever-popular weekly summary after a pause in August, grappling with the hottest summer on record. We continued to publish exclusive stories, provocative opinion pieces and a podcast episode, staying active on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Follow us on your favorite platforms to get fresh PassBlue content and news on the UN. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Jamal Benomar |Evelyn Leopold |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio | +1 more
In 2014, the Syrian conflict appeared to be spinning out of control. Reaching new levels of horror and suffering that inflicted death, displacement and destruction on a massive scale within Syria, it had also developed into a full-fledged regional proxy war. With the Islamic State movement's proclamation of a caliphate encompassing extensive territory in both Syria and Iraq, it now additionally posed a threat to the security and stability of the entire region and well beyond.
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Sep 3, 2023 | 
popularresistance.org | Jamal Benomar
Above photo: The war in Ukraine should have been an opportunity for the U.N. to play the major mediating role, the author writes. But it is nowhere to be seen. Presidency of Ukraine/Twitter. People living in conflict-ridden countries are increasingly viewing the U.N. as promoting the interests of the West and the powerful. This wasn’t always the case. It is no secret that United Nations mediation is in a state of decline.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Jamal Benomar |Joe Penney |Dawn Clancy |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Foteini Papagioti
It is no secret that United Nations mediation is in a state of decline. The UN is no longer in the lead role in conflict countries where the secretary-general and his representatives or special envoys are mandated to provide mediation and good offices. In most of these conflicts, powerful members of the Security Council, regional and subregional organizations are taking the lead, pushing the UN to the sidelines.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
dialogueinitiatives.org | Jamal Benomar
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Evelyn Leopold |Jamal Benomar |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik
With the death of Yevgeny Prgozhin, the leader of the brutal Wagner Group, Russia seems determined to allow the mercenaries to operate in Africa, particularly in Mali and the Central African Republic. Murders, theft of resources and rape characterize the Wagner Group's operations as it works closely with the leaders of certain African nations to prop them up against domestic rebellions and Islamic State fighters.
