UN

Paul Wells: The former bank governor has written a book, done work for the UN, and takes calls from the PM. Now, will he run?

Scott Gilmore: The UN Security Council seat loss is more proof that when a real geopolitical crisis finally comes, we have no foreign policy muscle to save us

Terry Glavin: The UNHRC is so rife with oppressors and torture states that it just might serve the opposite of its founding purpose

Stephen Maher: Only fools, cranks or politicians can ignore the scientific consensus around global warming and the urgent need to address it

Scott Gilmore: A year ago, this spectacle would have sparked several international crises. Today, the world is mostly laughing at the U.S. president.

Trump claimed that ’humanity is better’ thanks to him. In a body that sustains itself on problems it never solves, that’s cause for nervous laughter

Terry Glavin: There is a lot wrong with the UN Human Rights Council, but the United States’ abdication of its UN leadership role serves no one

Scott Gilmore: America has gone from bulwark of the western alliance to a threat. It’s time for a strategy to contain the U.S. and defend ourselves.

And why Israel should too

The prepared text of John Baird’s speech to the UN General Assembly this morning.