The authors briefly discuss topics such as the global financial crisis, the continuing food crisis, the Gaza conflict, the spread of terrorism and the humanitarian crisis of the displacement of people in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. They outline the activities of the General Assembly, the...

The Preface of the Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (ARUNA) 2016/2017 discusses the turbulent political context in which this UN year was situated and the challenges this creates for the new Secretary-General, António Guterres. It also comments on the principal developments during that...

The authors summarize the commentaries that precede each chapter contained in the volumes, namely by John R. Mathiasson on the General Assembly, Tim Wall on the Economic and Social Council, Alexander K.A. Greenawalt on the International Court of Justice, Jacques Fomerand on the Security Council,...

This brief note reviews the main UN achievements and priorities during 2019/2020, focussing, apart from COVID-19, on geopolitical tensions, the climate crisis, global mistrust and the downsides of technology