The UN is currently in poor health but the severity of its condition is not yet clear, Richard Gowan argues in this paper commissioned by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue for the 2014 Oslo Forum for senior mediators. Gowan assesses the impact of events in South Sudan, Syria and Ukraine for the UN, and warns that the organization's operational and political credibility is weakening.
Ban Ki-moon: 'World living in an era of unprecedented level of crises'
UN secretary general prepares to welcome more than 140 heads of state to organisation's general assembly this week.
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