Opinion: A New UN Leader Could Help Restore Order, But Needs Trump's Cooperation
A Guardian commentary argues the incoming secretary-general faces unprecedented challenges as the organisation meets this week.
An opinion column by Steve Bloomfield in The Guardian argues that a new United Nations secretary-general, expected to be selected in the coming weeks, could help restore order amid global crises, but that the effort depends on goodwill from US President Donald Trump.
The column notes that two permanent members of the UN Security Council, the United States and Russia, are engaged in ongoing wars, while a UN commission of inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. According to the piece, the UN's role has been diminished, with Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative sidelining the organization.
The column also points to the climate crisis and the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence as contributing to new security threats, according to The Guardian. Bloomfield is described as the former international editor of the Observer and a past winner of the Orwell Prize.
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- In a world of wars and climate crisis, a new leader could save the UN. But would Trump allow it? | Steve Bloomfield — The Guardian — Opinion
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