Today is World Water Day 2026. This year’s campaign, coordinated by an organization called UN Water, focused on water and gender equality. www.un.org/en/observanc...

A decent question from an <un|likely> source. What do you think @msharp80.bsky.social? www.reuters.com/world/china/...

"Advance Deterrence" is a big deal, but also important is France's decision to stop making public its arsenal numbers. Macron's 2020 speech emphasized such transparency as a responsibility of nuclear weapon states, a point the U.S. has long made with respect to China's non-transparent approach.

$10 billion?? Congress gave $850M in the "America First Opportunity Fund," usable for just about anything. Diverting funds for the UN regular budget would zero out U.S. contributions for a decade, catastrophic for the UN. Watch where the money comes from. #UN www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The reaction to President Trump’s “Board of Peace” suggests it is unlikely to compete with the international credibility of the UN. What *could* threaten the UN is diverting U.S. funds intended for our grossly overdue UN dues towards contributions to the Board of Peace, instead.

Trump’s withdrawal from international climate bodies leaves the United States isolated and diminished politically but cannot insulate the United States from the physical effects of climate change. It will leave Americans less safe, less healthy, and less prosperous. open.substack.com/pub/markwgoo...

Guterres condemns demolishing UNWRA's compound as inconsistent with legal obligations. The international norm that states should respect both their own international legal obligations and UN privileges are there for a reason. It hurts our security when they aren't respected. #UN #UnitedNations

On January 7, President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations. In a statement, Secretary of State Rubio called the organizations wasteful, ineffective, and harmful. What are these 66 organizations? Here's info on just one. #UN #UnitedNations #EO14199