Washington, D.C. in April is a strange mix of power suits, policy jargon, and cherry blossoms pretending everyone is less stressed than they actually are. During the recent World Bank Spring Meetings, somewhere between overpriced coffee and conversations about debt restructuring, I watched Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations walk through the corridors alongside Wale Edun and Olayemi Cardoso with the confidence of people carrying both economic spreadsheets and geopolitical expectations before breakfast.
A few days later, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim formally presented his letters of credence to António Guterres. Diplomatic cameras flashed. Handshakes happened. Everyone smiled the serious smile world leaders use when they know the global system is both necessary and mildly malfunctioning.
And that brings us to the uncomfortable truth.
The United Nations turned 80 in 2025. By September 2026, when the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York and world leaders
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