Natalie Samarasinghe
nataliesam.bsky.social
Natalie Samarasinghe
@nataliesam.bsky.social
Solidarity good, justice better

Austro-Lankan-Brit working on global governance, solutions and leadership
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The #UN80 reform process has the opportunity to reshape the working methods of the UN. Atrocity prevention must remain a key priority.

Check out this 🆕 oped from our ED @savitapawnday.bsky.social &IAB member @nataliesam.bsky.social ⬇️

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At 80, the UN must hold the line on protection - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
This op-ed was originally published via Devex here.  This year, the United Nations turns 80. In its lifetime, the U.N. has been and remains to be a crucial lifeline for millions around the world suffe...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Giovanna Kuele of @igarapeorg.bsky.social and I write in @wpr.bsky.social that Brazil can score big wins at home and abroad if it can convert the G20 bioeconomy principles into projects that deliver tangible climate and economic benefits. Oh, and it might just save multilateralism too...
Lula has returned Brazil to the global stage. Now, with the right strategy and resources, it has the chance to play a transformative global role, Natalie Samarasinghe & Giovanna Kuele write.
Brazil and Lula Must Back Up Multilateral Ambition With Action
Lula has returned Brazil to the global stage. Now, with the right strategy and resources, it has the chance to play a transformative global role.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Lula has returned Brazil to the global stage. Now, with the right strategy and resources, it has the chance to play a transformative global role, Natalie Samarasinghe & Giovanna Kuele write.
Brazil and Lula Must Back Up Multilateral Ambition With Action
Lula has returned Brazil to the global stage. Now, with the right strategy and resources, it has the chance to play a transformative global role.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Important contribution by @nataliesam.bsky.social to a timely debate, echoing the call by Mary Robinson, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other European & African leaders for a new "Grand Bargain" to underpin and revitalise #multilateralism in these perilous times. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
April 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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As countries prioritise self-interest over collective action, we need to rethink how to tackle global challenges.

@nataliesam.bsky.social, who spoke at our #SpringMeetings event on what's next for global cooperation, shares 3 ideas for changing the system.

Watch the event: odi.org/en/events/wh...
April 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Might as well make this my first bluesky post. If only I had legs like that...
April 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Save the date – 23 April | What's next for global cooperation? 🗓️

As inward-looking policies cast uncertainty over the future of multilateralism, join us online for an event around the #SpringMeetings about the challenges and opportunities of a world in transition.

Sign up: buff.ly/PTOC0oj 🔗
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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I started teaching myself to paint about ten months ago. This is my latest. Self portrait, oil on wooden panel.
January 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM