Turkey has entered the increasingly contested race to lead the United Nations, nominating veteran diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu for the organisation’s top position as negotiations over the successor to Secretary-General António Guterres remain
Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home. With the current account weakening, thousands of workers
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Sri Lanka’s future prosperity will depend on how effectively it positions itself within an increasingly complex and uncertain global environment. At a recent LEADS Forum discussion, veteran diplomat Prasad Kariyawasam, former Secretary
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World leaders gathering in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly arrive at a moment when the credibility of the UN’s collective-security system is under unusual strain. The General Debate
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The question now is whether the organisation can turn that asset into renewed authority before the political foundations beneath it weaken further. Reform, cost reductions and a strong new secretary-general are presented
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Leaving Russia no longer necessarily means leaving Russian repression behind. According to a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Federation has developed a systematic and institutionalised
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The world is living through an age of extremes, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who has warned that wars, technological disruption, climate chaos, political polarisation and widening
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The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for greater use of world maps that more accurately represent the relative size of Africa and other continents, in a vote led
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The United Nations Environment Programme has acknowledged that the world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C limit established as a key ambition of the Paris climate accord, with the planet now
More The International Labour Organisation (ILO), led by Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, is seeking approval for a major reduction in its workforce as it confronts a severe liquidity crisis, with the organisation warning
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The first part of this two-part article was published in yesterday’s edition.- Editors Navigating the turbulent security landscape of the Indian Ocean requires an operational roadmap that secures stability without surrendering sovereignty.
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Countries have restored 124.3 million hectares of degraded land under United Nations-backed efforts, an area roughly twice the size of France, but the figure represents only 10.4% of their collective national restoration
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United Nations experts have condemned Singapore’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related offences, saying at least 16 people have been executed in the country since the beginning of 2026 and
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As tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco towards Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in a single day, the question of what borders are actually for returned with renewed force. For philosopher
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The race to become the next secretary general of the United Nations has entered its decisive phase at a moment when the organisation faces some of the most difficult challenges in its
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UN experts have urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to ensure accountability for the killing of 17 humanitarian workers in the eastern town of Muttur, marking 20 years
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