Natalie Samarasinghe

Sep 19, 2024 | passblue.com | Natalie Samarasinghe

Friday marks the launching of the 1 for 8 Billion campaign for a fair and inclusive process to select the next United Nations secretary-general in 2026. As the UN prepares to hold the Summit of the Future on Sunday, our campaign wants to ensure that we find the best person to implement what member states agree on at the summit; make progress where they don’t; and deliver a better future for the world’s eight billion people. Ten years ago, I co-founded the previous incarnation of the campaign.

Dec 9, 2023 | publico.pt | Natalie Samarasinghe

Numa altura em que o mundo é assolado por crises, o 75.º aniversário da Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos (DUDH) deve suscitar mais do que reflexões superficiais. O colapso climático está aí. Há conflitos a proliferar. Os civis fazem parte dos alvos bélicos e a morte de crianças parece ser tolerada.

Dec 4, 2023 | devex.com | Natalie Samarasinghe

In 2024, as geopolitical fault lines are hardening, the Summit of the Future is an opportunity to focus on immediate priorities and future global challenges. Not only will you get to finish this article, you will also unlock access to community content from our global team of journalists covering the latest global health, humanitarian aid and international development news. And it's totally free.

Sep 11, 2023 | opensocietyfoundations.org | Natalie Samarasinghe

The 2023 Open Society Barometer bears good news: people around the world believe in democracy and human rights. Our Barometer surveyed over 36,000 people in 30 countries, representing a wide spectrum of regions, political systems, and income levels—painting a picture of the attitudes, concerns, and hopes of 5.5 billion people.  We asked about democracy in a number of ways, and however we framed the question, the results held.

Feb 16, 2023 | passblue.com | Alan Doss |Dawn Clancy |Natalie Samarasinghe |Banjo Damilola

Last year was tough for United Nations peacekeeping operations, especially in Africa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local people demonstrated angrily against the perceived inability of peacekeepers to protect civilians in the east of the country. In Mali, the junta government became increasingly hostile to the peacekeeping presence.