Oxford Union has no confidence in the United Nations
On Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion “This House Has No Confidence in the United Nations.” The final count had 148 members voting for the motion and 90 members voting against.
UN Report featuring Oxford analysis finds trillions in hidden costs of agrifood systems
A new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report based on Oxford research has found that hidden social, environmental and health costs from...
Sunak’s rollback on climate and the economy
The unanimous agreement of industry is striking: while they might normally be reluctant to directly criticise government policy, the automotive industry has been almost unified in its dismay.
Honorary degree recipients to include former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The University of Oxford has revealed the list of eight people who will be receiving an honorary degree this year. Each recipient has demonstrated...
Malala signs UN open letter
Malala Yousafzai, a third-year PPE
student at Lady Margaret Hall, is one
of the 20 global activists to sign an
“unprecedented” open letter.
The letter was launched as...
100 Years of Sexism in the United Nations
This week marks 100 years since the League of Nations, parent to the United Nations, was founded at the 1920 Paris Peace Conference. The...
UN climate talks fail to tackle crisis
Emily Passmore
This year’s round of UN climate talks has once again ended
in disappointment, with UN member states merely acknowledging that current
plans for cutting emissions...
Profile: Michael Møller
Daniel Kodsi talks to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva about the future of the United Nations