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[The UN Times @TheUNTimes]

#NextSG | The #Trump administration opposes all of the current crop of contenders to lead the United Nations — saying that none of them are sufficiently on board with the President’s worldview and desire for drastic changes to the body. https://t.co/9AocSF1DS2

[EL PAÍS América @elpais_america]

Un grupo de 11 exministros y exsubsecretarios de Relaciones Exteriores dice que, con excepción de Estados Unidos, altas autoridades del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sí escucharon las propuestas de la exmandataria, quien renunció el sábado a su postulación https://t.co/HWwtmIg1VY

[Axios @axios]

President's UN trip will not have a TV camera https://t.co/zRHNTazbTm

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

Delighted to natter with @atwoodr and @FortiD about UNGA @CrisisGroup.
https://t.co/cvuis7GVyp

[PassBlue @pass_blue]

Canada at the UNGA: Reform, Renewal, and the Courage to Act - Policy Magazine https://t.co/HiZccrQvFr

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Is the United Nations meeting its potential? As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly this week, CFR President @MikeFroman argues that the organization is falling short.

“When you look at all the wars and conflicts around the world, the answer has to be no,” Froman said. He describes the United Nations as “a tale of two institutions”—one a gridlocked political body, and the other a network of agencies doing “real, important work in the field.”

[The GCSP @TheGCSP]

Negotiation theory and practice have long been guided by the assumption that negotiators should seek the best possible outcome. Yet negotiators often stop short of what they could attain.

Read more in this article: https://t.co/oj2SRuTjQp

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

"The UN may not be in emergency care like it was last year, but it seems to be trapped in a trauma centre for the foreseeable future," I tell @Reuters. https://t.co/LREBoo2vg2

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

Michelle Bachelet leaves the UNSG race. She has been discussed as a UN leader for at least 20 years. It was not to be.

But (1) if you have been president twice and run 2 UN offices, that's not a shabby CV and (2) some other candidates should do the same.
https://t.co/xXYW1N0nnM

[Global Peace Index @GlobPeaceIndex]

🆕Positive Peace Report 2026
Freedom of the Press records sharpest decline in a decade alongside deteriorations in institutions essential to sustaining peace.

Read the full report: https://t.co/mYCx3vLVpM

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

New from me @ForeignAffairs: "Shrink the UN".
https://t.co/YxbNUn4siT

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

The theme of #UNGA81 is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.”

I asked Gemini for alternatives based on ABBA songs, and I just hope @UN_PGA has time for a rethink.

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

Nice video history of the UNGA - featuring me and a blink and you'll miss it @antonioguterres cameo.
https://t.co/dFuZKKavD5

[Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor]

"However the next U.N. chief plays their hand, it is likely that we will look back on Guterres as the last secretary-general to try to turn expansive post-Cold War visions of international solidarity into reality. The new occupant of the secretary-general's suite atop U.N. headquarters in New York will start from the reality that the world is divided." Smart from @RichardGowan1, the dean of all things September (but definitely UNGA). https://t.co/CXVry238BK

[The UN Times @TheUNTimes]

#NextUNSG | Some UN officials worry that the #Trump administration could push #Guterres’ successor to follow an even more restrictive agenda, not only cutting back the organization financially but also distancing it from principles such as gender equality and diversity. https://t.co/iV3WRFuAPC

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

Antonio Guterres: The Last Globalist Standing?

Me @WPReview 👇
https://t.co/WRypSjFTA7

[United Nations Foundation @unfoundation]

Get ready!

The 81st Session of the UN General Assembly opens tomorrow, September 8 at 3 p.m. ET.

Watch LIVE on @UNWebTV: https://t.co/hAj7EcMahg

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

“I really think there should be some sort of psy­chi­at­ric test for want­ing this pos­i­tion,” said Richard Gowan, global issues and insti­tu­tions dir­ector at the Inter­na­tional Crisis Group (ICG).

(I am referring to the UNSG, not my job @CrisisGroup)
https://t.co/Cin4XVhIRp

[Zineb Riboua @zriboua]

The big picture:

Any analyst examining the Sahel today and the expansion of Russian influence, the growth of terrorist organizations such as Boko Haram and JNIM, and the demographic and economic indicators of North Africa will see what is about to unfold.

A larger migration crisis at this point is not a question of if but when. For the moment, each episode can be presented as a dispute between Morocco and another country with conspiracy theories about why and how but there is a huge pressure on NATO South that people should keep in mind.

Problems on Europe’s external borders will persist, problems on North African countries who also are now destinations for migrants will also persist, and every weakness the EU displays through mass regularization programs, weak return policies, inconsistent border enforcement, or signals that irregular entry will ultimately be rewarded will invite exploitation by smugglers, hostile states, and ideological networks seeking to deepen political divisions across both shores of the Mediterranean.

[Alliance for Peacebuilding @AfPeacebuilding]

Join @innovatepce on 8/5 for a virtual discussion exploring how peace is taught, narrated, embodied, and transmitted across generations.

Register here:
https://t.co/jKzLQofd2S