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Is the UN still relevant at 80?

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Inside Geneva
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Sep 16, 2025
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Summary

Send us Fan Mail The United Nations General Assembly has officially opened and the organisation marked its 80th anniversary. Inside Geneva asks whether the body remains relevant. “If you're a refugee in Bangladesh, or seeking protection in South Sudan, the UN may be imperfect but it’s still relevant,” says Richard Gowan from the International Crisis Group. The UN is bigger than many of us think. “We do sometimes forget that the UN still has 60,000 peacekeepers deployed around ...