Alexandra Novosseloff, chercheuse associée au Centre Thucydide et spécialiste des Nations unies, estime que, malgré ses faiblesses, l'Organisation des Nations unies reste indispensable face aux enjeux mondiaux. À condition que les États acceptent de la réinvestir.

« 80 ans après : l'Onu, l'utopie désenchantée », à retrouver sur kiosque.lavie.fr Dans La Vie également : ➡️ Religion : le retour des intransigeants ➡️ Fratries : comment gérer les conflits ? ➡️ Un premier plan social pour le Secours catholique 📸 Jeanne Accorsini / Sipa

Merci au juriste @jsoufi.bsky.social la politiste @desachenka.bsky.social et l'ancien ambassadeur en Israël Eric Danon d'avoir réfléchi hier dans @questionsdusoir.bsky.social aux pressions internationales et aux sanctions qui pourraient mettre fin aux guerres en Ukraine et à Gaza !

“The most significant challenge facing Bangladesh right now isn’t from the street or the public, but from the ruling elites themselves, particularly some of the major political parties.”

At Two-State Solution Conference, LI: - reaffirms the two-State solution as the only path to peace - condemns starvation of civilians and obstruction of aid in Gaza, and occupation in the West Bank, which violate intl law - calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and release of all hostages

Recognizing Palestine would be nice. But it does NOTHING to end the genocide. Every country must stop all economic contact with Israel. Israel must be made a pariah in the international community. PEOPLE ARE STARVING. Speeches are MEANINGLESS. End the genocide NOW.

A primer on the Cambodia-Thailand conflict - and why shooting broke out on July 24.

While common Kashmiris wait for statehood that will empower the Omar Abdullah government they elected, families affected by the recent India-Pakistan war languish.

The United Nations takes more hits to its finances; how a rights funder ended up backing an anti-rights charity; and four ways development can use AI.

🗳️ How has the process to select the next #UN Secretary-General evolved—and what reforms are being considered? #NYUCIC Senior Fellow @marksimonoff.bsky.social explains in a new brief. 📄 Read: cic.nyu.edu/resources/th....#UN#NYUCIC #Multilateralism

New on the #RLI blog: Part one of a new series on the Availability of #DurableSolutions for #SyrianRefugees. 'Durable Disillusionment: (Ir)Relevance of Solutions in Protracted Crises' by Shaddin Almasri, Jasmin Lilian Diab and Nicholas Maple rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/07/08/d...

Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.

A petition says the move puts the agency’s “reputation, credibility, and neutrality at risk.”

I'm giving Substack a try. In my first post, I argue that the #UN80 mandate review is a distraction that is unlikely to yield actionable insights on how to address duplication and redundancy within the UN. casquebleu.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...

In Defense of Reformed Multilateralism www.passblue.com/2025/06/24/i...

Now the afternoon session, with a separate live stream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r...

Pour notre dernière série de la saison, Cultures Monde va s’intéresser la semaine prochaine à 4 deltas et à leurs enjeux 💥 Delta du Danube : au rythme de la guerre 🏜️ Delta du Nil : la conquête du désert 🛢️ Delta du Niger : infiltrations pétrolières 🌾 Delta du Mékong : la submersion des rizières

UNHCR is operational and committed to stay and deliver in the region and preparing emergency relief supplies. With Iran already hosting 3.5M refugees, further escalation risks overwhelming fragile support systems. The time to de-escalate is now. ℹ️ unh.cr/68566add0

«Ce que j’ai vu, je dois le raconter»: parole d'Olivier Dubois, reporter captif d'Al-Qaïda au Sahel | Nouvelle belle collaboration de @auposte.fr et @afriquexxi.bsky.social

Staffed by armed contractors instead of experienced humanitarians, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s militarized aid model has rightly been condemned by the U.N., Oxfam, and others for violating core humanitarian principles.

Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged.

Themrise Khan enumerates 6 key actions the Global South can take if it wants to make good on claims of using the Donald Trump-induced aid cuts as an opportunity for self-reliance and liberation from long-running dependence.

"The two Israeli soldiers who spoke to the AP... said commanders were aware of the use of human shields and tolerated it, with some giving orders to do so" "it was referred to as the “mosquito protocol” and that Palestinians were also referred to as “wasps”

For the latest episode of our podcast series, Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Sara Jerving and Elissa Miolene to discuss the top global development stories of the week.

Devant la CIJ, la secrétaire générale adjointe aux affaires juridiques de l’ONU, Elinor Hammarskjöld, a rappelé les obligations d'Israël en vertu du droit international : celle de permettre et de faciliter l’acheminement de l’aide humanitaire à la population gazaouie.

Delighted to share my new article. I explore the relationship between state recognition & state-building through a study of #UN & #EU involvement in #Kosovo to better grasp how states are built/recognised in conflict-affected areas. Free to access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #conflictsky

New Delhi believed its own narrative – that peace had returned to the Kashmir Valley. That myth was shattered on April 22.

Delmy Rendón was on a path to U.S. legal residency in the U.S., but after an accident on a rural highway in Upstate New York, ICE put her on a paperwork highway back to Guatemela without her family.

Pourquoi les guerres civiles se sont-elles multipliées ? Comment les sociétés se transforment-elles dans ces situations? Le 24 avril sort le dernier opus de Logiques du Désordre par Gilles Dorronsoro chez @cnrseditions.bsky.social . On fêtera la sortie au Monte en l'air le 13 mai à 19h30!

My book on world enclaves is now available on kindle: www.amazon.fr/Enclaves-Wor... … please spread the word !

It’s valued at nearly $500 million, and right now much of it is at risk of spoilage.

US pressured Palestinian Authority to drop investigative power from UN resolution - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-pressured-palestinian-authority-drop-investigative-power-un-0

🚨UN Special Envoy on #Myanmar Julie Bishop's ties to Chinese state-owned firms linked to the junta raise serious concerns. Following @justiceformyanmar.org, 290 CSOs demand an investigation and call the UN to end the ineffective mandate. progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2025/03/22/j...

🔔 New on the Global Observatory: What Would It Take for a Ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to Hold? By Cedric de Coning. Read the full article here 👇 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/03/what...

Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks. Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again. NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

UN SecGen "shocked by the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, in which a meaningful** # of civilians have been killed He strongly appeals for the ceasefire 2 be respected, for unimpeded humanitarian assistance 2 be reestablished & for the remaining hostages 2 be released unconditionally" [meaningful #?]

"Pourquoi s'emmurer ?"était sur @franceinter.fr ce matin ! Merci pour la chronique ! www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

1947 photo of SG Trygve Lie receiving from John D. Rockefeller III, on behalf of his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a check for the $8.5 m. purchase of the Manhattan East River site where the UN would build its permanent Headquarters.

Israel's allowance of aid to Gaza 'matter of will', aid agencies say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-allowance-aid-matter-will-aid-agencies-say

6 years after raising the proposal, Kazakhstan got U.N. backing for a Regional Center for SDGs -- even as the U.S. expressed its opposition "to expansion of the U.N. system."

Thailand is looking into the idea of building a wall on part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings as part of its ongoing offensive against illegal online scam operations in neighboring countries.

Can other donors make up for the Trump administration's retrenchment?

Japan’s decades-long struggle to resolve the abduction issue faces another setback as families oppose the government’s latest strategy of opening new liaison offices.

After a crazy week at the United Nations over Ukraine, I have a big picture piece @lawfare.bsky.social asking if "the UN is experiencing a fundamental decline or a haphazard process of political renewal." www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

How are European diplomats doing after their bust-up with the U.S. over Ukraine at the UN? Some are trying to write it off as a one-off. Other believe it marked a fundamental turning point, I write for IPS. www.ips-journal.eu/topics/forei...

💥SCOOP💥U.S. negotiators also seek to remove references to disinformation, gender, and international law in the United Nations peacekeeping agreement. #UN #women #Trump

I tell @bbcnewsofficial.bsky.social that U.S. lobbying on UN Ukraine votes "has left a nasty taste among many UN members." www.bbc.com/news/article...

We'll be writing about this @crisisgroup.org this week, but what is striking here (beyond the U.S. vote) is just how much of the world beyond Europe abstained. But good on ASEAN, which I think was close to abstention but changed course.