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CONGRATULATIONS. Ireland has won a seat on the UN Security Council, in a major boost for the country’s foreign policy credentials. Ireland secured 128 votes – exactly the two-thirds majority needed to qualify – in a vote at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
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As an extra and as the United Nations turns 75 years old, we thought interesting to share an interview of Antonio Guterres, former Portuguese Prime Minister and currently, the UN secretary-general, where he explains how—and why—international cooperation needs to be fixed.