{"id":318253,"date":"2026-02-16T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-the-un-survive-the-next-five-years-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:00:25","slug":"can-the-un-survive-the-next-five-years-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-the-un-survive-the-next-five-years-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the UN survive the next five years? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eRRTtcbb90o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can the UN survive the next five years? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRRTtcbb90o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Substantial funding cuts and veto politics within the UN have led to a deep crisis for the world\u2019s largest international intergovernmental\u00a0body. But the UN is still irreplaceable, says\u00a0Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa, one of the potential candidates for UN Secretary-General,\u00a0who could become the first woman at the helm of the organization. The former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Ecuador spoke to DW\u2019s Nina Haase at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, saying emerging powers from the Global South must shape the next era of global governance, and she laid out her reasons to remain optimistic about human agency and political will despite over 60 active conflicts worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>#unitednations #un #msc2026 <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Substantial funding cuts and veto politics within the UN have led to a deep crisis for the world\u2019s largest international intergovernmental\u00a0body. 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