World Insight with Tian Wei

As the United Nations General Assembly gets down to work, member states are seeking to chart a course toward global peace and development, including efforts at advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We hear from Xu Haoliang, UN Under-Secretary-General and Acting Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, in our special series “United for the Future: The UN at 80.”

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shares her insights into China's Global Governance Initiative and its dedication to a WTO-centered global trading system.

Eighty years after the founding of the United Nations, what’s next for multilateral global governance? Our experts shared their insights.

No single nation can safeguard world peace or tackle global challenges alone. That’s where the United Nations comes in. After 80 years since the UN's founding, what's next for multilateral global governance? How has the UN delivered on its mission? We put these questions to Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, in our special series "United for the Future: The UN at 80."

World trade is undergoing re-balancing, but it’s a tough act amid mounting protectionist pressures. So, what can countries - singly and jointly -- do to fix macroeconomic imbalances to prevent serious trade confrontations?

After 25 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies finally entered into force, marking a significant victory for multilateralism. We spoke to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who emphasized China's support for the agreement and for multilateralism.

At the just concluded WTO Public Forum this year, political and business leaders mingled with academics, thought leaders, and media. The focus has been on a global trade reality check and how to preserve, reform, and update WTO's agenda amid backlash from the ongoing "tariff war". WTO Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen talks about the trade body's role amid tiffs over tariffs.

This year's WTO Public Forum focuses on how to "enhance, preserve and create" digital trade. How can the WTO adapt to rising cross-border barriers? What more can be done to ease trade uncertainty?

As the Golden Panda award ceremony wraps up on the weekend, the Nigerian arts and cultural minister shares her insight on South-South cooperation in the cultural sector. We also spoke to a leading artificial intelligence researcher about the technology's impact on the filmmaking industry.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and we bring you a special series "United for the future- The UN at 80". We spoke with Xiaojun Grace Wang, the trust fund director at the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, who shares her insights on how to make better use of money to benefit the people in the Global South.