For many, especially in the Global South, the UN feels like an old architecture built for a world that no longer exists, a world dominated by a few powers, slow to reform, and most tragically, unable to enforce its own resolutions. So, has the UN outlived its usefulness?
UN Scribe, António Guterres said recent years have proven that military power alone cannot secure peace, citing conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Iran, Congo and Myanmar as evidence that even the most powerful states have failed to achieve their objectives by force. 2 min read
At least 21 people, including eight children, have died after a war-damaged residential building collapsed in Gaza City overnight. Dozens more are feared trapped under the rubble. Local rescuers and medics said the six-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood came down in the early hours of Wednesday while families were sleeping inside. Witnesses told […] 2 min read
The move comes as both Canada and the EU face growing trade tensions with the United States. Canada is currently locked in a trade war with the US, its largest trading partner, and has faced repeated calls from US President Donald Trump for Canada to become the 51st American state. 2 min read