Richard Gowan UN Director New York Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Richard oversees Crisis Group’s advocacy work at the United Nations, liaising with diplomats and UN officials in New York. Professional Background Richard was previously a Consulting Analyst with ICG in 2016 and 2017. He has worked with the European Council on Foreign Relations, New York University Center on International Cooperation and the Foreign Policy Centre (London). He has taught at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Stanford in New York. He has also worked as a consultant for the organisations including UN Department of Political Affairs, the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Rasmussen Global, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Global Affairs Canada. From 2013 to 2019, he wrote a weekly column (“Diplomatic Fallout”) for World Politics Review. Areas of Expertise The United Nations system Security Council Peacekeeping European security Early warning and conflict prevention In The News 28 Jun 2024 Russia is dead-set on breaking up the sanctions regime [on North Korea] and China has not done much to restrain Moscow. Reuters Richard Gowan UN Director 31 May 2024 [UN Security] Council members now seem resigned to the fact that many states which have hosted UN missions for a long time want them gone. AFP Richard Gowan UN Director 10 May 2024 This resolution [for Palestinian UN membership] is a very clear signal to Israel and the US that it is time to take Palestinian statehood seriously. AFP Richard Gowan UN Director 17 Apr 2024 A General Assembly vote on [Palestinian UN membership] is of political rather than legal weight. The Intercept Richard Gowan UN Director 12 Apr 2024 Israel’s strategy of dismissing the UN completely does alienate a lot of otherwise broadly sympathetic countries, notably the Europeans. Bloomberg Richard Gowan UN Director 2 Mar 2024 The situation in Gaza is now so bad that any additional supplies will at least alleviate some suffering. But this is at best a temporary band aid measure. Reuters Richard Gowan UN Director Latest Updates Op-Ed / Multilateral Diplomacy 26 July 2024 What the Draft UN “Pact for the Future” Tells Us About International Insecurity Op-Ed / Multilateral Diplomacy 15 July 2024 The UN, An Organisation Close To Breaking Point? Op-Ed / Multilateral Diplomacy 27 June 2024 The Future of British Multilateralism Under Starmer Is Still Cloudy Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 17 June 2024 Ukraine on the Diplomatic Front Speech / Global 30 May 2024 The UN Security Council in the New Era of Great Power Competition Q&A / Asia 16 May 2024 Plugging a New Gap in Monitoring Sanctions on North Korea Podcast / Global 27 March 2024 Trump, Biden and the Future of U.S. Multilateralism Commentary / Multilateral Diplomacy 07 March 2024 The Double Standards Debate at the UN Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 22 February 2024 The U.N. Is No Longer a Center of Gravity in Ukraine’s Diplomatic War Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 30 January 2024 Planning Ahead: How the US May Recover Its Diplomatic Standing at the UN After the Gaza War Commentary / Global 30 November 2023 How the UN Can Make the Most of the New Agenda for Peace Op-Ed / Global 09 November 2023 How the World Lost Faith in the UN Load more