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The bottom line: One winner (@RGrynspan) and one loser (@Lana_Nusseibeh). Plus a lagging gridlock.
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.@elonmusk spent nearly half a billion dollars in the #Midterms2026. It represents approximately 15% of the United Nations' annual regular operating budget, which is proposed at $3.3 billion.
nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/…
nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/…
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"Duplication [at the United Nations] wastes money and obscures responsibility. Activities that have outlived their purpose must end. Today, 86% of mandates agreed by the UN General Assembly have no sunset clause. Trust is the scarcest and most valuable asset of diplomacy. The UN discipline and delivery".
— writes @TheEconomist Rebeca Grynspan (@RGrynspan), front-runner to become the next UN Secretary-General. economist.com/by-invitation/…
— writes @TheEconomist Rebeca Grynspan (@RGrynspan), front-runner to become the next UN Secretary-General. economist.com/by-invitation/…
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The UN Times retweeted
COMMUNIQUÉ : Hier, l’Assemblée générale et le Conseil de sécurité de l’@onu ont élu cinq juges à la #CIJ pour un mandat de neuf ans :
M. le juge Hmoud (Jordanie)
Mme la juge Okowa (Kenya)
M. Akande (Royaume-Uni)
M. Alabrune (France)
Mme Lee (Singapour)
go.icj-cij.org/4A9g8DR
M. le juge Hmoud (Jordanie)
Mme la juge Okowa (Kenya)
M. Akande (Royaume-Uni)
M. Alabrune (France)
Mme Lee (Singapour)
go.icj-cij.org/4A9g8DR
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How could Democrats' gains in the #Midterms2026 elections impact the United Nations?
We have asked @ChatGPT. Now you can lecture it.
We have asked @ChatGPT. Now you can lecture it.
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The UN Times retweeted
On Friday, Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu will be grilled. So you still have a few days to dive into his two-page "principles that will define my term". passblue.com/wp-content/upl…
The UN General Assembly dialogue with the latest candidate for UN SecGen, Feridun Sinirlioglu of Turkiye, is scheduled for Friday at 3 pm.
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Western Sahara | #MINURSO is being liquidated. There is no going back.
But the Mission will be at the heart of the UN General Assembly on November 10 - a meeting triggered under UN Resolution 76/262 (the "Veto Initiative"), which requires the Assembly to hold a debate whenever a permanent Security Council member uses its veto: rfi.fr/fr/afrique/202…
But the Mission will be at the heart of the UN General Assembly on November 10 - a meeting triggered under UN Resolution 76/262 (the "Veto Initiative"), which requires the Assembly to hold a debate whenever a permanent Security Council member uses its veto: rfi.fr/fr/afrique/202…
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The UN Times retweeted
In the world's most important vote today, who was elected to the Intl Court of Justice?
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On Friday, Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu will be grilled. So you still have a few days to dive into his two-page "principles that will define my term". passblue.com/wp-content/upl…
The UN General Assembly dialogue with the latest candidate for UN SecGen, Feridun Sinirlioglu of Turkiye, is scheduled for Friday at 3 pm.
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One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders wrote the UN Secretary General to request a delegation to #Haiti for dialogue and mediation amid fears that Salvadoran troops deployed after the disappearance of four aviation technicians from that country could escalate violence. apnews.com/article/lanmo-…
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The term of the current Secretary-General, @antonioguterres, ends in December. By convention, all previous secretaries-general did not run for a third term, except, ironically, Kurt Waldheim in 1981, who hid his Nazi affiliation. China vetoed him 16 times — a rare moment in ower was yielded for something good. hindustantimes.com/opinion/end-th…
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'I believe the United Nations needs to reform (...) Where are they in conflict scenarios? They are not seen mediating.'" — says Rebeca Grynspan (@RGrynspan) front-runner to become the next #UN Secretary-General. *In Spanish #WIP2026
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The UN Times retweeted
“Five years after the #Taliban seized power, it has shown no willingness to reverse their systematic violations of fundamental human rights. Instead, they have continued to deepen and formalise their repression” — said Richard Bennett (@SR_Afghanistan), Special Rapporteur on the ts in #Afghanistan, presenting his report to the General Assembly yesterday. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
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The UN Times retweeted
Since 1945, this is the highest level [of conflicts] we have seen, and it involves not only internal conflicts (as was the case twenty years ago) but also conflicts between states. The #UN has not developed the tools to truly have a seat at the table when these conflicts arise. As a result, it has been sidelined because we have sidelined ourselves from trying, from being there, and from taking risks. — says Rebeca #Grynspan, front-runner to become the next UN Secretary-General.
The UN needs to be back at the table where peace is negotiated. We cannot just wait to be invited.
The Office of the Secretary-General is not structured to respond to the conflicts we face today. I would start by strengthening its capacity to turn the UN’s analysis into political action.
That is why I insist that the Secretary-General must be willing to take the risk of rejection and failure, to try ten times and go for the eleventh.
Watch my full conversation with Linda Robinson (@RobinsonL100) at the Council on Foreign Relations(@CFR_org). #newUN
youtube.com/watch?v=2AUD2C…
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A new month, a new country holding the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council: Latvia 🇱🇻 (@LatviaUN_NY)
This is its provisional program of work:
This is its provisional program of work:
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#Türkiye’s surprise nomination of Feridun Sinirlioglu may signal that its rivalry with the UAE is spilling into the race to (try to) lead the United Nations. globaldispatches.org/p/the-geopolit…
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"Our world does not lack the knowledge or the resources to address its greatest challenges. What it requires is the collective will to act together" — Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, #Türkiye's candidate for #UN Secretary-General.
His CV (pages 8-9 of @pass_blue wider compilation further below):
His CV (pages 8-9 of @pass_blue wider compilation further below):
Almost everything you need to know about the newest candidate for UN secgen, Feridun Sinirlioglu of Turkiye (CV, vision statement, letter from Erdogan). No word yet on the date of FS's General Assembly dialogue
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