It’s tempting to succumb to cynicism about the United Nations, but there is optimism to be found despite the ritualistic summit speak, says the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett.
Even more irritating than the rigid protocol is the gap between reality and rhetoric.
I spotted a piece of art, donated by the Afghan government in 2021, depicting children frolicking next to a girl studying a book. The grim reality is that the UN and West have been unable to stop the Taliban from crushing women’s rights in Afghanistan. Yet, just when I feel tempted to succumb to cynicism entirely, something about the place and its organisation manages to reawaken my former teenage optimism. It happened when I walked along the green carpet leading into the General Assembly hall, and saw the multicoloured whirl of nearly 200 flags festooning the entrance.
On stage, witnessing the calls from Mottley and Banga for World Bank reform, I felt another tiny flash of optimism.
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