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The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, delivered a comprehensive press briefing, drawing media attention with updates on the situation in the Middle East.
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Le porte-parole du Secrétaire général, Stéphane Dujarric, a tenu un point de presse riche en contenu, attirant l’attention des médias avec des informations sur la situation au Moyen-Orient.
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Пресс-брифинг представителя Генерального секретаря Стефана Дюжаррика был содержательным и привлёк внимание СМИ благодаря информации о ситуации на Ближнем Востоке.
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El portavoz del Secretario General, Stéphane Dujarric, ofreció una rueda de prensa informativa y completa, atrayendo la atención de los medios con actualizaciones sobre la situación en Oriente Medio.
Celebrity Media Commentator: In 2025, the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary. At this critical moment, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Italy's Permanent Representative to the UN, delivered a profoundly insightful speech at the Harvard Club in New York, themed on "The Meaning and Future of the UN and Multilateralism." His address was not only a conceptual exposition but also a strategic manifesto, responding to the international community's renewed reflection on the UN’s role.
This extraordinary event was organized by the renowned American Foreign Policy Association. Several attendees enthusiastically raised differing views on site, all of which the ambassador addressed with satisfactory responses.
Gloria, the nearly 100-year-old editor-in-chief of a social and diplomatic magazine, attended the event in a wheelchair. Celebrity Media CEO Chen Miao and his assistant also joined this inspiring and thought-provoking meeting.
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I. Why Does Multilateralism Still Matter?
In his speech Ambassador Massari emphasized: “The UN is imperfect, but irreplaceable.” This statement is thought-provoking. In the face of a new wave of geopolitical tensions, climate crises, governance of emerging technologies, and development disparities, the UN remains the only platform capable of bringing together most of the world's nations to jointly seek solutions.
He warned that if faith in multilateralism is eroded, the world will regress to the jungle rule of "might makes right." He therefore called on nations to “reclaim the value of multilateralism” and restore trust in collective action (see video at 48:02).
II. Italy's Practice of the Multilateral Path
Ambassador Massari’s views are not merely personal but also reflect Italy's national diplomatic strategy. In his speech, he mentioned that Italy has actively participated in reforming and building multilateral mechanisms in recent years:
As Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), he promoted issues of food security and sustainable development
Supported the building of the “Friends of Food Security” group, advocating for food issues to be elevated to a strategic security topic
Advocated expanding non-permanent seats in the Security Council to enhance regional representation, opposing more permanent seats to avoid new imbalances (at 52:15);
Promoted transparency in the use of veto power, calling on major powers to exercise their veto “responsibly”
Italy’s approach demonstrates a path of “moderate realism”: not overturning the existing order but focusing on mechanism optimization to inject sustainable reform into the UN.
III. Key Words for Future UN Reform
Massari proposed three key points for UN reform:
Representativeness The Security Council must reflect the "world of today" rather than the "structure of 1945."
Transparency The use of veto power must be explained and subject to public opinion and international moral oversight.
Rebuilding Trust If the public and member states lose faith in the UN's procedures and platforms, multilateralism will be a shell without substance.
These proposals address both current global challenges and align with the UN’s 80th-anniversary vision for reform, pointing to a more open, inclusive, and trusting international order.
IV. Lessons for China from Italy’s Experience
Although Massari's speech used Italy as an example, its insights are also of great value to China:
Make good use of “Friends Groups” mechanisms to influence agenda-setting in areas like climate, development, and AI governance;
Promote UN reform that balances representativeness with efficiency to avoid polarization and new forms of hegemony;
Enhance public communication to rebuild global trust in multilateralism.
As a permanent member of the Security Council and a global development advocate, China is well positioned to pursue “reform with stability in multilateralism,” and can form complementary partnerships with middle and small powers, including Italy.
In short, persistence in coordination amid global complexity is the key.
In today’s fragmented and polarized global environment, the UN and multilateralism face numerous doubts. Yet as Massari emphasized: without trust, multilateralism loses its meaning.
Rebuilding trust requires institutional optimization, firm principles, and practical commitment. This is the ambassador’s profound message to the world: the UN remains the cornerstone of international coordination, and multilateralism is still the best path toward a shared human destiny.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Visitors to Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, walk around the grand ring which circles the event space.
By Daniel Dickinson, Osaka, Japan
How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
The UN is taking part alongside more than 150 countries and organizations at the global gathering, which carries the forward-looking theme: Designing Future Society for Our Lives.
The UN Pavilion is divided into four areas; a timeline in the first area explains the history of the UN and its agencies, whilst the second – the so-called orb room – outlines the organization’s diverse range of work through a series of everyday objects displayed on the walls.
An immersive video in the third area offers a glimpse into what a future world could look like if development takes place in a sustainable way, while the fourth is a rotating exhibition which highlights specific agencies.
Here’s what some visitors to the UN Pavilion thought about their experience.
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Kaneko Sayaka (left) and her sister hold up displays promoting the SDGs.
Kaneko Sayaka: I liked the video as I felt I was in a forest surrounded by trees and animals. It showed me that protecting the environment is very important.
Mikako Takeuchi: I was sucked into the immersive experience of the video presentation. It was really engaging and, although it explained the problems the world faces, it also presented the solutions and provided hope.
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Phil Malone (left) and his companion visit the UN Pavilion.
Phil Malone: The message of the immersive video about sustainability and people’s rights and responsibilities towards the environment was clear and easily understandable by both young and older audiences.
It is difficult to explain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a short video, although I think a Japanese audience is generally knowledgeable about the goals. The SDGs are highlighted by institutions across Japan, and I have only ever seen this level of promotion in certain African countries where I have worked for an agriculture-focused development organization.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson The SDGs are frequently promoted by the private sector in Japan, in this case in Tokyo. the capital city.
Tomoyuki Kadokura: I learnt a lot about the SDGs from the interactive quiz while I was queuing to get into the pavilion. In Japan, we concentrate more on the goals which focus on the environment and sustainable consumption, so I was keen to learn more about the other goals, for example poverty and human rights, which do not get a lot of attention here.
I was also surprised by the number of UN agencies that are working on the SDGs.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Agaka Sato (left) and Takato Ishida explore the orb room in the UN Pavilion.
Takato Ishida: At school we learn about the SDGs, so many Japanese people are interested in the goals, but I didn’t realize that progress towards them was so slow in many parts of the world.
I enjoyed the special projects section which highlighted the role that UN volunteers are playing across the world in supporting sustainable development.
Agaka Sato: I did not know there were so many different UN agencies and learnt a lot about them through the interactive display of objects in the orb room.
The touch screen which explains the role of these agencies is linked to the objects lining the wall of the room. I think it is fun for young children to make the link between objects like telephones, guns and health kits and the work of the UN.
Masako Yukita: The UN Pavilion made me consider what changes people need to make to contribute to the SDGs and world peace. When I get home, I will think about what more I can do as an individual.
I invite Her Excellency Analena Burbach, who has just been elected President of the General Assembly at its 80th session, to take the floor.
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen:
First of all, my special gratitude to His Excellency President Filimon Young for your kind words and guidance. Your wise, inspiring, and unifying leadership of the General Assembly will guide me during my term.
Excellencies, dear colleagues, thank you for your overwhelming support and your trust. I’m deeply grateful and humbled to have the honor to serve all of you and preside over the General Assembly during its 80th session.
As I emphasized at the informal interactive dialogue, I will serve all 193 Member States as an honest broker and as a unifier. As President of the General Assembly, I will engage in a trust-based dialogue with all Member States. My door will always be open for everyone.
“Better Together” — this is the theme of my presidency, which will guide my work as President of the General Assembly, and I’m grateful to hear that it resonates with so many of you.
When visitors come to the General Assembly, they obviously do not enter through these glass doors. Instead, they take a narrow hallway on the third floor, and they stumble over a quote from Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations: “The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.” It’s a powerful reminder.
This organization was founded on the ashes of the Second World War. Yet the response to the horrors of war was a common vision — not heaven, but a hopeful vision. A vision based on human rights, on respect for international law, on peaceful coexistence, and on international cooperation to benefit all peoples.
Today, we live in challenging times. We are walking on a tightrope of uncertainty. But the birth of the United Nations 80 years ago reminds us: we have lived through difficult times before — and it’s up to us to take on these challenges.
We might come from different regions, from different backgrounds. We might see the world differently, and we might even disagree sometimes. But when we come together at the United Nations, we are all united by this common vision and by the founding principles of the United Nations.
The Charter is, and will remain, the irrevocable foundation of our work. As President of the General Assembly, I will be committed to upholding our Charter and the purposes and principles enshrined within it. I will focus on what we can do together instead of asking what divides us — because we are better together.
The 80th session of the General Assembly will be a crucial moment for our organization. The United Nations, the center of the multilateral system, is under immense pressure — politically and financially. More than 120 armed conflicts remind us that the primary mission of the United Nations — “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” — remains unaccomplished.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will remain elusive without bold, ambitious, accelerated, just, and transformative actions, as we committed to in the Pact for the Future.
Yet, nothing would be better without the United Nations. We have achieved much together over the past 80 years. Just as the founding fathers — and also a few founding mothers — of our organization resolved to combine their efforts, we also need to join efforts now: to preserve what the United Nations has achieved since its establishment in 1945, to address current global crises, and to adapt to emerging future challenges.
As President, my first key objective will be to support Member States to renew, to refocus, and to make our organization fit for purpose — fit for the 21st century.
This organization requires adequate, reliable funding. And at the same time, we need to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire system.
Mr. Secretary-General, I would like to thank you for your leadership in this respect and for launching the UN 2.0 initiative. This initiative is an important opportunity to make the United Nations stronger and more effective. As many delegations, I welcome that you have committed to closely consult with Member States during this process.
As President of the General Assembly, I will place a strong emphasis on ensuring that the perspectives and interests of all Member States are considered. This means we, as the General Assembly, also have to do our homework.
While we need to be bold, ambitious, and ready to take difficult decisions, the UN 2.0 initiative should not be a mere cost-cutting exercise. Our common goal is a strong, focused, nimble, and fit-for-purpose organization — one that is capable of realizing its core objectives.
We need a United Nations that delivers on peace, development, and justice.
This brings me to the second main task for the upcoming session. The Pact for the Future is a blueprint for the actions we need to take in order to forge a better future for all. People around the world must feel that our work makes a real difference in their daily lives.
The General Assembly is the most representative and main deliberative and policy-making body of the United Nations. It is in our hands to use this role to its full potential.
It is key to further strengthen the role of the General Assembly with regard to peace and security matters — in close cooperation with the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. However, lasting peace will never be reached without sustainable development. Yet less than one-fifth of the SDG targets are on track.
A key focus of the 80th session will therefore be to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — working closely with the Economic and Social Council and other relevant partners.
The three pillars of the United Nations Charter — peace and security, development, and human rights — are deeply interconnected. Respect for international law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law are essential for a world in which every person can live in peace, prosperity, and dignity.
Better Together is a team sport.
My third priority is a United Nations that embraces everyone. I see the diversity of the General Assembly as our strength. This is a place where all nations come together, and where every country has a seat and a voice.
As President, I aim to ensure that this multitude of perspectives is taken into account — that every Member State, region, and group is heard, and that the General Assembly is a truly inclusive forum. By activating, for example, the General Committee and by building on the different interactive formats of my predecessors.
This includes the revitalization process, as well as the selection of the next Secretary-General, which will be at the center of the 80th session. Transparency and inclusiveness will be key. I will organize the selection process in line with General Assembly resolutions and build on past best practices.
However, I depend on your support and commitment — because the General Assembly will only be as strong as the commitment of its members.
As only the fifth woman in this position in 80 years, I’m fully aware that peace and development can only be sustained when half of the world’s population — when women — have an equal seat at the table.
Inclusive multilateralism also means to engage with civil society — and especially with young people. It improves the outcome and the legitimacy of decisions, which are based on a wide range of input and broad consultations.
Active communication and promoting a better understanding of the United Nations will be vital during the 80th session — in particular, in these times of disinformation. To ensure that we foster our understanding and no voice is left out, I commit to promoting multilingualism — a core value of the United Nations.
I will embed this principle into the daily work of my office, building on the great work of my predecessor, and with a truly diverse, multilingual OPGA team in which all regional groups are being represented.
This is only possible through your generous contributions to the Trust Fund and great secondments to my team from all different regional groups — for which I’m thankful.
Mr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen:
80 years on, the world does not look like heaven. But it is our world. And this is the task of our time — to make the United Nations fit for purpose, fit for the future, to uphold the Charter, and to deliver tangible results for everyone.
And I’m deeply honored to work with all of you in this challenging endeavor — Better Together.
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UN News/Daniel Dickinson The SDGs are frequently promoted by the private sector in Japan, in this case in Tokyo. the capital city.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Agaka Sato (left) and Takato Ishida explore the orb room in the UN Pavilion.
I invite Her Excellency Analena Burbach, who has just been elected President of the General Assembly at its 80th session, to take the floor.
We need a United Nations that delivers on peace, development, and justice.
