In case you missed this Just Security last Friday (because not *everyone* wants to read about the UN on a summer Friday...) here's my curtain raiser for the Mike Waltz U.S. Mission to the UN confirmation hearing Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman tomorrow. justsecurity.org/116858/us-un-a…

Useful new piece from columlynch on top UN leadership races in the next year. devex.com/news/the-un-s-…

Quick take on Mike Waltz remarks to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman just now: * UN insiders will be mightily relieved. * There was the standard GOP criticism of United Nations, but the general theme was "make the UN work (for the U.S.)" not "we are walking away". [1/3]

And 10 children per day lose one or both of their legs. 20 months of intense hostilities have destroyed the protection environment for persons with disabilities and older persons. Protection Cluster outlines 5 key protection risks in this regard requiring immediate attention.

Does the chaos at the UN create an opportunity for Global South countries to gain more influence? In a new essay for Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais I look at how the Trump shock has revealed the UN's over-reliance on the U.S., and ask if creates openings for the South. cebri.org/revista/en/art…

"We are prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire and a political pathway to security and peace for Israelis, Palestinians and the entire region." New from 🇦🇺🇦🇹🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇮🇸🇮🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇺🇳🇱🇳🇿🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹🇸🇮🇪🇸🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧🇪🇺

2 UN guesthouses have been hit in Deir al-Balah, despite all parties to the conflict knowing the locations. One of the facilities was targeted by Israeli tank fire only 4 months ago, killing a staffer. UNOPS says there were 13 people there this time. No injuries reported.

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention – named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide – says it plainly: "No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits. GET FOOD AND WATER INTO GAZA NOW. IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."

Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition in 72 hours as UN warns 'last lifelines collapsing' bbc.in/4f2fKOd

Statement by the Director-General of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳, Audrey Azoulay, following the decision of the United States to withdraw from the Organization. Read more: unes.co/ksovsg

When people start dying from starvation it comes as a flood, not a trickle. And it looks like it's already starting. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

“This is not just a battle for semantics, the elements of this language matter for the future of the conflict” Very helpful explainer 🧵 from Riccardo Fabiani on diplomatic language shifts re: Western Sahara

Breaking News: The UN’s top court called climate change an “existential threat” and said nations had legal obligations to act. It was the first time that the court has weighed in on climate change. nyti.ms/44IImZg

Is it time to say goodbye to formal peacemaking institutions like the United Nations and OSCE? We may regret it if we do, I argue Crisis Group. crisisgroup.org/global/twiligh…

An Israeli minister boasts that “Gaza is being erased, we are wiping out the population.”

States recognising Palestinian statehood: 144. Ireland 🇮🇪 (28 May 2024) 145. Norway 🇳🇴 (28 May 2024) 146. Spain 🇪🇸 (28 May 2024) 147. Slovenia 🇸🇮 (4 June 2024) 148. Armenia 🇦🇲 (21 June 2024) 149. Malta 🇲🇹 (25 May 2025) 150. France 🇫🇷 (September 2025) [announced] 43 left

NEW STATEMENT | Open the Gates to Save a Starving Gaza Gaza is tipping from mass starvation toward mass death. Israel must allow assistance in immediately. The strip needs both an end to Israel’s siege and a ceasefire, urgently. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…