The FUNDS project started in September 2009 from a recognition that the 30 agencies of the UN Development System have lived through several decades of a fast-changing global environment and will need to adapt to the new realities, including resurgent … Continue reading →
The following remarks were made by US President Trump at the Management, Security, and Development Meeting of “Reforming the United Nations” on September 18 2017. For a video of his later speech to the UN General Assembly see below. Well, … Continue reading →
The peaceful settlement of disputes is fundamental to the purposes of the United Nations. The dispute between North and South Korea is only one of many examples where unresolved disputes lead to tension and the possible resumption of conflict. The United Nations … Continue reading →
First published 13 Feb 2015 on UNA-UK website The UK’s stance on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform was made clear this week when the Ambassador to the UN, Mark Lyall Grant, reiterated comments made last year calling for meaningful change … Continue reading →