Defence analyst Brig (R) Syed Ghazanfar Ali said that global diplomacy and institutions have failed to stop ongoing conflicts, arguing that international law and the UN system are ineffective in preventing wars. He also claimed rising geopolitical tensions and military build-ups suggest continued escalation in the Middle East, despite calls for temporary pauses and peace efforts. #GlobalDiplomacy #MiddleEastConflict #InternationalLaw #UNSystem #GeopoliticalTensions #PakistanTV #PakistanTvglobal

Here is my essay in @MaktoobMedia , dwelling on the (im)possibility of peace in a "region" without addressing the imperialist premises and practices of the world (dis)order. The obscenity of imperialism in the form of divide et impera, divide and rule, must be confronted. Our long present beyond the coterie of the Euro-American states bears the dark signature of divide and rule as well as define and rule. "An enthusiast of 'democracy at home,' seldom did Habermas, however, examine the legitimacy of this international order and the UN system based on anti-democratic provision of veto power by permanent members in the Security Council." As Israel, US Attack Iran, Where are Advocates of Rules-based International Order? maktoobmedia.com/opinion/as-… via @Maktoob media #IranWar‌ #imperialism #Israel #globalorder #UNSystem #Internationalorder

🚨 Starting soon! 🔴Join the #UNEG EvalWeek 2026: Evaluation Practice Exchange (EPE)- Opening Session featuring a high-level panel discussion with Directors of Evaluation of the United Nations’s Rome-based Agencies, under the theme: “From Insight to Influence: the role of Evaluation in a Changing UN.” 📅Tuesday 10 February 2026| 🕥09:30- 10:30 (Rome time) 🎙️ Panelists ▪️Anne-Claire Luzot (@WFP_Evaluation) – Director of Evaluation ▪️Clemencia Cosentino (@FAO) – Director, Office of Evaluation (OED) ▪️Dr Indran A. Naidoo (@IFADeval) – Director, Independent Office of Evaluation ▪️Isabelle Mercier (UNEG Chair& @UNDP– Director, Independent Evaluation Office Moderator: Adan Ruiz Villalba (@UNAIDS ) – Director, Independent Evaluation Office 👉 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/e… #UNEG #EvalWeek2026 #Evaluation #UNSystem #Learning #Accountability #Evidence

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗡 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China has rejected President Trump's invitation to join the Board of Peace, firmly recommitting to the established UN system and multilateral diplomacy for addressing international security challenges. ⚡ Beijing's firm rebuff underscores preference for institutional frameworks over new bilateral peace initiatives, maintaining strategic independence amid evolving US-led global security realignments. #China #Trump #BoardOfPeace #UNSystem #GlobalDiplomacy 📍 @ResonantNews

The United Nations is reassessing all its programmes in Guinea-Bissau following the 27 November military coup. This standard security and mandate review signals growing international caution, with potential repercussions for humanitarian and development assistance. #UNSystem

Meeting with the @UN Country Team in Harare🇿🇼 @UN_Women Deputy Executive Director @vanyaradzayi focused on joint programming, resource mobilisation, and advancing collective impact #ForAllWomenAndGirls #UNSystem #SDG5 @unwomenafrica @UNZimbabwe

Why the United States Cannot Simply Walk Away from the United Nations The United Nations is not a club one joins for convenience and leaves when uncomfortable. It is a rules-based international system built on treaties, legal obligations, and collective responsibilities. As a founding member and permanent member of the Security Council, the United States occupies a position of unique authority—and therefore, unique accountability. 1. Treaty Commitments Are Binding, Not Optional U.S. participation in the UN is grounded in ratified treaties, beginning with the UN Charter of 1945. Under international law and the U.S. Constitution, treaties are the “supreme law of the land.” Withdrawal is not a political gesture; it is a legal process requiring formal procedures, notice, and respect for ongoing obligations. Sudden exits violate the very rule-of-law order the U.S. claims to champion. 2. Permanent Security Council Membership Carries Special Responsibility As a veto-wielding power, the U.S. is not merely a participant—it is a custodian of global peace and security architecture. Abandoning UN bodies while retaining strategic advantages would amount to selective multilateralism: enjoying power without shouldering responsibility. That undermines the legitimacy of the entire system. 3. Financial and Programmatic Obligations Do Not Vanish with Political Decisions The U.S. is a major contributor to peacekeeping, humanitarian operations, health programs, refugee protection, and development initiatives. These are contractual commitments to people and nations in crisis. Walking away abruptly does not just break agreements—it disrupts lifesaving operations and destabilizes regions already under stress. 4. International Law Rejects “Absconding” from Multilateral Duties Customary international law and treaty practice are clear: states cannot evade obligations simply by declaring withdrawal, especially where commitments affect third parties or global public goods. Climate frameworks, human rights conventions, disarmament regimes, and development compacts create enduring responsibilities. 5. Strategic Credibility Is at Stake America’s global leadership rests not only on power, but on trust. If the U.S. treats multilateral commitments as disposable, it weakens its ability to demand compliance from others—whether on security, trade, human rights, or counterterrorism. A nation that exits institutions loses moral authority to shape them. 6. The UN Is Not “Foreign”—It Is Co-Created The United Nations reflects U.S. values embedded in its founding: rule of law, collective security, humanitarianism, and development. To disengage is not to reject an external body—it is to step away from a system America helped design to prevent chaos, conflict, and unilateralism. Conclusion The United States may debate reforms, recalibrate priorities, or even withdraw from specific programs through lawful procedures. But it cannot abandon UN entities overnight, nor escape its legal and moral obligations without damaging the international order it helped build. Leadership is not the freedom to leave—it is the responsibility to uphold, reform, and strengthen the institutions that safeguard global stability. #UnitedNations #UNCharter #InternationalLaw #RuleOfLaw #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #WorldOrder #RulesBasedOrder #CollectiveSecurity #GlobalStability #InternationalResponsibility #TreatyObligations #LegalCommitments #Accountability #Diplomacy #GlobalCooperation #PeaceAndSecurity #HumanRights #HumanitarianAid #Development #GlobalJustice #WorldPeace #SecurityCouncil #UNSC #PermanentMembers #VetoPower #UNSystem #GlobalInstitutions #InternationalRelations #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #StrategicStability #GlobalLeadership #MoralAuthority #CredibilityInDiplomacy #TrustInInstitutions #InternationalNorms #GlobalPublicGoods #TreatiesMatter #LawOverPolitics #NoSelectiveMultilateralism #SharedResponsibility #CollectiveAction #GlobalEthics news.un.org/en/story/2026/01…

A rules-based international order cannot survive selective application of the UN Charter. Unilateral sanctions and coercive measures—without UN Security Council authorization—undermine international law, weaken multilateralism, and set dangerous precedents where power replaces legality. Evidence from UN Special Rapporteurs and humanitarian agencies is consistent: broad sanctions rarely change political behavior—but reliably harm civilians by restricting access to food, fuel, medicines, finance, and development. Human rights cannot be defended by methods that systematically erode them. We call upon U.S. civil society, constitutional voices, veterans, faith leaders, and policy institutions to reaffirm diplomacy, legality, and negotiated solutions over economic warfare. Global leadership today means restraint, dialogue, and respect for sovereign equality. @ACLU @theCCR @EFF @amnestyusa @hrw @MSF_USA @OxfamAmerica @WinWithoutWar @codepink @PeaceAction @VFPNational @QuincyInst @CatoInstitute @BrookingsInst @CarnegieEndow @USCCB @ChurchWorldSvc @Sojourners @JRSUSA @WOLA_org @LAWGaction @VenezuelaSolid @ConcernedVets @TroopsHomeUS @AmericanLegion @NatLawyersGuild @IADLlawyers #Peace #GlobalSouth #UNSystem #HumanRights #HumanitarianLaw #DiplomacyFirst #UNCharter #InternationalLaw #Multilateralism

He talked about his feud with @gavinandresen and the Bitcoin Foundation, and how he started the BIPs process to try to fight that centralization. The collective he was part pf which provided a counterpoint to the Foundation was "Unsystem".

🟥 When an institution documents vulnerability year after year, but leaves people exposed for decades, documentation alone is not protection. #Geneva #Geneva2025 #ResettledAfghanRefugeesFromKyrgyzstan #Kyrgyzstan #RecognitionWithoutProtection #UNSystem #RefugeeRights #EqualProtectionForAll

I had the opportunity to attend the 3-day @UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, where I engaged with diplomats, policymakers, and the Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. 🇺🇳 🇵🇰 #DiplomacyInAction #UNSystem #HumanRightsDialogue #GlobalVoices

What an incredible evening! 🎉 We are thrilled to share some highlights from our highly successful event: “80 Years On: Barriers, Representation, and Civil Society’s Role within the UN System.” Held at @genevapressclub in Geneva on December 3, 2025, the discussion brought together vibrant perspectives from civil society, international organizations, and permanent missions. Huge thanks to our distinguished speakers for their insightful remarks and for sparking such a critical conversation on enhancing civic engagement within the UN system: Mr. Ali Furat (President of IAHRAG) Mr. Ricardo Espinosa (Director of IAHRAG) Ms. Sigrid Lipott (UN Adviser, @CIVICUSalliance) Mr. Gianni Magazzeni (Former Senior #UN OHCHR Official) A special thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the lively exchange of ideas. Your engagement is vital! We look forward to continuing this important dialogue. #UNSystem #CivilSociety #CivicEngagement #GenevaEvents #UN80

📣NEW RELEASE‼️: Ahead of #UNGA80, catch up on the challenges and opportunities in #UN development financing, and how the #UNSystem is supporting its Member States achieve transformational change for ‘people, planet, and prosperity’ #SDGs 📈🌐🕊️ --> financingun.report/

🎗️For us, dvt. cannot happen without #women. But when economic power is weakened by #GBV, the path to growth is blocked. This #SpotlightInitiative, started in 2017 by the #UNSG, is our holistic #UNSystem🇺🇳 response in support of #Gvt🇨🇲 efforts. We’re launching a movement, and we need every everyone, from dvt. partners to the UN family, civil society, private sector, & communities, mobilised. Joining forces is essential to #EndGBV.” UNRC🇨🇲, @IssaSanogoUN, at the #UNSpotlight initiative, hosted by @CanadaCameroun #SafeSpacesStrongVoices

- Stop killing us. Stop policies that kill us. Stop wars and genocides. Stop cutting funds for health and social protection. - Can you be more quiet and behave! Respect the rules please. We have important meetings here. #UNsystem

⁦@WFP⁩ Board Annual Session kicked off in @Rome amidst rising hunger, geopolitical and budgetary challenges. High on the agenda are #localization with communities on the ground and partnerships throughout the #UNsystem.

You know , maybe my work on Pessoa-Deleuze is just the non-completion of the Luso-Franco system of the unsystem

Ambassador Guthrie began her mission in Benin with key UN partners! Meeting the UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Rep they discussed the strong and longstanding ties between Canada and the #UNsystem & explored new paths for collaboration. #CanadaInBenin @PNUDBenin @UNBenin

Honored to represent the UNSystem at the Int'l Day of UN Peacekeepers commemoration in Zambia,themed 'The Future of Peacekeeping.' Zambia's commitment to global stability & its peacekeepers' selfless sacrifice exemplifies the UN's mission to build a world free frm conflict.#PKDay

matabi sound unsystem 💔🥀