Richard Gowan UN Director New York Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Richard oversees Crisis Group’s advocacy work at the United Nations, liaising with diplomats and UN officials in New York. Professional Background Richard was previously a Consulting Analyst with ICG in 2016 and 2017. He has worked with the European Council on Foreign Relations, New York University Center on International Cooperation and the Foreign Policy Centre (London). He has taught at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Stanford in New York. He has also worked as a consultant for the organisations including UN Department of Political Affairs, the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Rasmussen Global, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Global Affairs Canada. From 2013 to 2019, he wrote a weekly column (“Diplomatic Fallout”) for World Politics Review. Areas of Expertise The United Nations system Security Council Peacekeeping European security Early warning and conflict prevention In The News 17 Sep 2023 The situation of the UN now is bleak and I think it is markedly bleaker than at the 2022 [UNGA] high-level week. The Guardian Richard Gowan UN Director 15 Sep 2023 This is a year when the countries of the Global South have set the agenda. Reuters Richard Gowan UN Director 22 May 2023 Economic problems are fueling political discontent and democratic backsliding in countries ranging from Pakistan to Tunisia. Time Richard Gowan UN Director 30 Dec 2022 Ireland showed it was ready to get its hands dirty dealing with the details of a specific crisis on the Council’s agenda. RTE Richard Gowan UN Director 8 Nov 2022 If U.S. democracy looks like it is back on life support, I think you'll see even good friends of the U.S. start to edge away from Washington on democracy issues. Reuters Richard Gowan UN Director 18 Oct 2022 For many states, the U.N. offers a place to defend their territorial claims even when they cannot control the actual territories at stake. Washington Post Richard Gowan UN Director Latest Updates Commentary / Global 30 November 2023 How the UN Can Make the Most of the New Agenda for Peace Op-Ed / Global 09 November 2023 How the World Lost Faith in the UN Op-Ed 29 September 2023 True-Believers and Nay-Sayers: This Year's UNGA Had Something for Everyone Event Recording / Global 19 September 2023 UN General Assembly: What to Watch for? (Twitter Space, 18 September 2023) Special Coverage / Global 15 September 2023 Updates from the UN General Assembly 2023 Op-Ed / Multilateral Diplomacy 11 September 2023 The Themes and Tensions to Watch at This Year’s UN General Assembly Meetings Load more