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Turkey should face penalties for restricting water supply to Syria

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, Remarks at the "Wars Have Laws" event at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 16 June 2021 - World

A new Cold War threatens world peace

Anastasiades And Macron Discuss Cyprus Issue, Cypriot-French Cooperation

António Guterres does not deserve a second term

António Guterres does not deserve a second term published : 22 Jan 2021 at 04:00 122 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Jan 11 that he would be seeking a second five-year term. Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal, campaigned for the position in 2016 with an agenda focused on UN reform, as well as positioned himself as someone who could bring consensus to persistent global challenges such as climate change and the forced displacement of people from around the globe. However, his tenure as the world's top diplomat has been disappointing, marked by failures to address human rights abuses, initiate fundamental institutional reforms, or champion multilateralism in the face of withering criticism by an isolationist American administration.

Beyond the virus: Global priorities and perspectives

It is encouraging to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) is sending a mission to Wuhan in Hubei Province in China for the review and assessment of the origin and reasons of Covid-19, and China has endorsed this mission. Never before had the world been confronted with such a critical and desperate situation as Covid-19 spread all over the world with alarming intensity

It's time for a woman to lead the UN

news It’s time for a woman to lead the UN Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The United Nations has been one of the most vociferous advocates of gender empowerment and a persistent critic of gender discrimination worldwide. But still, it has continued to fall far short of its own lofty ideals. The UN has never had a female Secretary-General (SG) in its 75-year history while only four women have been elected– amid 71 men– as Presidents of the General Assembly, the organisation’s highest policy making body. On January 11, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a former Prime Minister of Portugal, announced he will be “available” for a second term– perhaps upending the longstanding campaign for a female UN chief.

Will a Second Term for Guterres Undermine Campaign for First Female UN Chief in 76 Years?

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is “available” for a second five-year term as UN chief. Credit: John Penney/PassBlue UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 2021 (IPS) - The United Nations has been one of the most vociferous advocates of gender empowerment and a persistent critic of gender discrimination worldwide. But still, it has continued to fall far short of its own lofty ideals. The UN has never had a female secretary-general (SG) in its 75-year history while only four women have been elected– amid 71 men– as Presidents of the General Assembly, the organization’s highest policy making body. On January 11, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a former Prime Minister of Portugal, announced he will be “available” for a second term– perhaps upending the longstanding campaign for a female UN chief.

Who Will Elect The Next UN Secretary-General?

Who Will Elect The Next UN Secretary-General? Published December 20th, 2020 - 07:01 GMT General view taken as the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres (C) delivers a speech at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on December 18, 2020 in Berlin. John MACDOUGALL / AFP Highlights On Oct. 13, 2016, the General Assembly appointed a secretary-general who, for the first time since the UN’s inception, was not the first choice of the US and Russia: Antonio Guterres. From the day it was founded, the role and responsibilities of the United Nations’ secretary-general have been somewhat ambiguous.  In the aftermath of the Second World War, the ambivalence of the victorious Allied powers towards the post, once dubbed “the most impossible job on this earth,” was evident from the very first meeting 75 years ago.

What reformers want: Transparent selection process for the next UN secretary-general

NEW YORK CITY: From the day it was founded, the role and responsibilities of the United Nations’ secretary-general have been somewhat ambiguous. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the ambivalence of the victorious Allied powers towards the post, once dubbed “the most impossible job on this earth,” was evident from the very first meeting 75 years ago. When the discussion turned to the appointment of the first secretary-general, the Allies — Britain, France, China, the US and the Soviet Union — took a firm stand against a secretary-general directly elected by the General Assembly and defended the veto power they later came to possess over the appointment process as Permanent Members of the Security Council.