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WHO

WHO deserves more independence and more money

National politics often hamper multilateral WHO efforts – as Covid-19 has clearly showed

Grain and oil prices

What Ukraine war has meant for Libya so far

When world-market prices soared, oil production went down in strife-torn North African country

International finance institutions

Two multilateral banks based in China

What the NDB and AIIB have in common – and how they differ

International relations

A brief history of the BRICS

Why Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as a group are no real counterweight to the US-led G7

Security

Islamist extremists operate like typical insurgents

In West Africa’s security crisis, local contexts have international ramifications

Our View

Global challenges require global responses

Humanity’s common future depends on sovereign governments cooperating to ensure prudent global governance

Multilateralism

"The UN must adapt to global change"

Ugandan environment scholar says poor coordination thwarts UN agencies’ effectiveness

Demographic change

Older people’s rights are human rights

Countries in the global South are also contending with a demographic change, which is presenting significant challenges for their societies

Geopolitics

The strategic relevance of Ukrainian grain

Why negotiations regarding shipping routes across the Black Sea are unlikely to deliver results soon

Global governance

“Democratic states do not wage war on one another”

In global arena, irrational aspirations are pitted against reasoned deliberation

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.