With its current cash crisis, UN’s leadership is finding itself in a helpless situation both politically and financially. The UN’s credibility has reached rock bottom. Abusive use of veto power against global public opinion over the years, more so in recent times, have thrown spanners at all potentially meaningful efforts at
Author: Anwarul K. Chowdhury
UN should take the challenge to make AI work for the good of humanity
COP27 fails women & girls – High time to redefine multilateralism
Three weeks have gone by since the much-ballyhooed mega-gathering of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), generally known by its easy-to-say-and-remember title – COP27, concluded at the resort city Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. This year the annual rotational hosting of COP was
UN needs a sea change in its handling of sexual exploitation & abuse
Global Peace Education Day can play a pivotal role in transforming education
Just a week ago, the international community commemorated the adoption of the United Nations Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, a monumental document that transcends boundaries, cultures, societies, and nations. That inspirational action took place on 13 September 1999, yes 23 years ago. It was an honor