Links to recent news and analysis on the United Nations and other multilateral institutions tasked with rules-based international cooperation to deliver sustainable development.
Towards a UN Charter review conference
10/8/2023: The UN may no longer be fit for its purpose to tackle contemporary global challenges. The UN Charter makes provision for a Review Conference which could identify the key issues that need to be addressed, including reform of the Security Council.
Source: Inter Press Service
Niger coup: How ordinary people are paying the price
4/8/2023: Just over a week after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup, prices are rising in the impoverished and landlocked Sahel nation. The Economic Community of West African States has slapped severe sanctions on Niger in response to the coup, including a number of border closures.
Source: DW
West African leaders suspend ties with Niger junta
30/7/2023: An emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States has agreed to immediate financial sanctions against Niger and authorized the use of force if the junta doesn't cede power and release the country's elected president Mohamed Bazoum from detention.
Source: DW
African states detail their needs on World Bank reform
13/7/2023: Seeking World Bank reform, African states argue that food security, water, and affordable energy are more important than the demands of wealthy Western countries that focus on climate change and pandemics. This consensus was reached ahead of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting.
Source: Devex