UN - UN Affairs

1. UN unveils bold overhaul of strained humanitarian system

   On Friday the General Assembly was briefed on the latest developments of the UN80 Initiative – a system-wide reform effort to make the organisation more effective and fit for the future – including progress on the New Humanitarian Compact and on training and research reforms.

2. General Assembly President urges Europeans to ‘stand up’ for the UN

   The President of the United Nations General Assembly appealed on Tuesday for Europe to protect the international rules-based system, defend the truth in the face of fake news and other falsehoods, and support UN reform. 

3. AI ‘moving at the speed of light’ warns Guterres, unveiling recommendations for UN expert panel

   The UN on Wednesday announced the list of experts nominated to the General Assembly to serve on a new Independent International Scientific Panel tasked with assessing how AI is transforming lives worldwide.

4. US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal

   The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe as a result.

5. Eighty years at the heart of global development

   From humanitarian crises and youth unemployment, to climate resilience and development financing, many of today’s global challenges pass through a single United Nations body that is quietly turning 80 this year.