8 january 2026

PassBlue: UN Persons of the Year for 2025: Readers’ Survey

“OVERALL UN PERSON OF THE YEAR: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). FIRST RUNNER-UP: Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). SECOND RUNNER-UP: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. … UN DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR: Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN.”

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S.M. Sharei@Sharei_SM

Do Taiwanese have a choice? How Wars Brew - Test of Military Blockades: China–USA–Japan Taiwan was part of China for centuries, then Japan ruled for 50 years. After WWII, under Chiang Kai-Shek (US senate dubbed him 'Cash-My-Check'), Taiwan became a US proxy. Now another war seems

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Young World Federalists: YWF speaks at the 2025 JEF Congress in Strasbourg

“In November 2025, Luca Alfieri had the honour of representing Young World Federalists (YWF) at the Congress of the Young European Federalists (JEF) held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Luca is a longtime member, volunteer, and advisor to YWF and has been actively engaged with JEF Chapters across Europe for several years as well.”