Dear Colleagues,   Barely more than one month into 2017, we have already seen significant movements afoot. The year has [...]

Over the course of this past year, the process to select the ninth Secretary-General and other UN leaders was successfully reformed, setting a precedent for increased transparency and inclusiveness in UN processes across the board. In January, champions expressed hope that the reforms would spur the international community to appoint a courageous and visionary leader.

Dear Colleagues, October has been an exciting month for the UN, with a number of marquee moments including, of course, [...]

Dear colleagues, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) officially opened on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, marking the beginning of what promises [...]

Dear Colleagues, With the first Security Council straw poll on the candidates running for Secretary-General (SG) and the 2016 HLPF [...]

February Monthly Monitor: SG Candidates; Reviewing SDG Progress; Indicators; FfD; Positioning the UN for 2030   The race for the [...]

January Monthly Monitor What to look out for in 2016 As we begin this momentous New Year, and with the [...]

November Monthly Monitor   Unresolved issues and challenges ahead The President of the General Assembly (PGA), Mogens Lykketoft, has focused [...]

UN Foundation Monthly Monitors (September and October) On September 25, 2015, at the UN Sustainable Development Summit, 193 governments took the historic step [...]