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EPISODE · Nov 18, 2025 · 30 MIN

Development Futures: United Nations’ reform and relevance

from Development Futures · host Lowy Institute

The United Nations is facing two simultaneous disruptions: the planned UN80 reforms, timed to refine the organisation’s structure and mandate during its 80th anniversary, and budget cuts led by the Trump administration. Lowy Institute Research Fellow Grace Stanhope speaks with UN financing expert and author Dr Ronny Patz, and Ryan Neelam, the Lowy Institute’s Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, about the financial viability and geopolitical dynamics of the UN.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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