OPINION

Need for change clear as UN turns 70

News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 23/08/2015

» The United Nations will mark its 70th anniversary when world leaders assemble next month at its headquarters in New York. Though there will be plenty of fanfare, it will inadequately reflect the UN’s value, not only as the most important political innovation of the 20th century, but also as the best bargain on the planet.