Topic: Global governance
‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage
News / 26th September 2025On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding message: the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and representation for all nations.
UN at 80: A mixed legacy of highs and lows
Article / 23rd September 2025As the UN commemorates its 80th anniversary, at a high-level meeting of 138 world political leaders, one lingering question remains: is there any reason for a celebration – judging by the UN’s mostly failed political performances over the last eight decades?
UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack
News / 19th September 2025“Underfunded, overstretched and under attack” is how the UN's top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.
The United Nations turns 80: A miracle it has lasted so long
Article / 17th September 2025At eighty, the United Nations is bogged down by structural limitations and political divisions that render it powerless to act decisively – nowhere more clearly than in the Gaza genocide, writes Vijay Prashad for IPS.
UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard
News / 5th June 2025The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured.
World Health Organisation’s annual budget is the ‘equivalent to global military expenditure every 8 hours’
News / 21st May 2025The Director-General of the WHO drew a sharp contrast between its budget and global spending priorities: US$ 2.1 billion is the equivalent of global military expenditure every eight hours.
The World Bank, at 80, and the true goals of multilateral cooperation and global development
Article / 9th May 202580 years since the World Bank's establishment, demand is growing for a UN intergovernmental process to review its governance, role and mandate. In the Bank's current form, it's not for purpose.
Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices
News / 13th March 2025The UN’s top relief official has warned that the humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to sustain or shut down.
UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health and climate change agreement
News / 23rd January 2025UN agencies have responded to the new US administration's executive orders ending its relationship with the World Health Organisation and the Paris Climate Agreement.
New era of crisis for children as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
Report / 16th January 2025The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, the UN Children’s Fund warns in a new study.