An initiative of seasoned UN diplomats
Decades of diplomatic experience, distilled into essays, proposals, and stories — in service of a functional multilateral cooperation system.
"The United Nations was built on the belief that nations, however different, can find common ground. That belief is not naïve — it is the only serious answer to the challenges of our time."
Ambassador Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr. Pa'olelei Luteru
Founding Chair · Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations
Featured Voice
The United Nations does not fail because of its Charter. It fails when those who have the power to make it work choose not to. That is a political problem — and political problems have political solutions.
Ambassador Kofi Mensah-Asante
Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ghana
32 years of diplomatic service
Voices of Multilateralism brings together former ambassadors, undersecretaries-general, and senior UN officials who have spent careers inside the system. We write not to eulogize multilateralism, but to strengthen it — with the authority of experience and the urgency of the present moment.
New York · 7 July 2026
Inaugural Statement
Eleven founding diplomats gathered at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand in New York to formally launch this initiative, chaired by Ambassador Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei Luteru, Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations. Their inaugural statement sets out the purpose and principles of Voices of Multilateralism.
If you have served the United Nations and have something to say about its future, we want to hear from you.
