UN80 is Less a Reform Than a Survival Manual By Stephanie Hodge Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/un80-is-less-a-reform-than-a-survival-manual/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Rising_Arms_Revenues_and_Death_Tolls_Underscore_Ongoing_Military_Conflicts_Civil_Wars_Vulnerable_Pop NEW YORK, Dec 5 2025 (IPS) - Let’s just say the quiet part out loud: the UN is not reforming because it suddenly woke up one morning inspired by efficiency. It’s reforming because the Organization is broke. Not metaphorically broke. Not diplomatically broke. Actually broke. The kind of broke where arrears sit at $1.586 billion and everyone pretends that’s just an unfortunate bookkeeping hiccup instead of the fact that the lights are flickering. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.