Governing the Ungovernable By Jordan Ryan Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/governing-the-ungovernable/ May 19 2026 (IPS) - Where does real power reside in the UN development system? A new policy brief from Cepei, a Colombian development policy institute, and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), presented earlier in May, poses this deceptively simple question. The answer matters because institutions that cannot govern fairly or transparently struggle to sustain legitimacy, and legitimacy is essential for peace. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.