UN to Launch Survey to Track Down Racism at the Secretariat By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

UN to Launch Survey to Track Down Racism at the Secretariat By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 2026 (IPS) - The United Nations has once again revived a longstanding problem that has been left lingering behind closed doors for decades – racism and racial discrimination at the UN Secretariat. A message sent to UN staffers last week reads: “The United Nations is founded on the bedrock principle that all people are equal in rights and dignity. Racism has no place in our Organization, and we are committed to fighting it on every front”. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/un-to-launch-survey-to-track-down-racism-at-the-secretariat/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=If_the_UN_COP_Is_Serious_About_Biodiversity_It_Needs_to_Follow_the_Money_World_Lost_More_Than_Millio Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -