Topic: Global governance
UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget
News / 22nd October 2025The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.
Beware Trump’s ceasefire deal absent meaningful UN action to halt Israel’s genocide
Article / 10th October 2025The U.S. '20-point Gaza plan' has succeeded in upstaging calls at the UN General Assembly for concrete, UN-led measures to force Israel to end its criminal genocide in Gaza and illegal occupation of Palestine, writes Nicolas J. S. Davies.
‘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.