Minh-Thu Pham

@M2Pham

minhthu.bsky.social Renewing 🌏🇺🇸multilateralism, democracy, SDGs🇺🇳UN. CEO @StarlingInst. @CarnegieEndow @PrincetonSPIA

NYC via NC, TN, & Saigon starlinginst.org Joined April 2009

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There’s widespread desire for a next #UNSG willing to take risks. I told @EdithLedererAP the UN is missing from major crisis talks because it’s playing it too safe. We need a leader with the courage to work for collective peace, even at risk of failing.🇺🇳
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apnews.com 4 vying to be the next UN chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty.

Minh-Thu Pham @M2Pham Apr 22

Honored to speak to UN ambassadors @AustriaUN about making UN relevant on peace & security. Reform must lead to a more effective Security Council.
Can a critical mass of states band together to defend rule of law & increase the costs of using force--reputational, economic costs?

Austria UN @AustriaUN Apr 20

Security Council reform remains a top priority for Austria! 🌎🌍🌏

At last week's 4th edition of the Open House, civil society and academia from around the world participated in an in-depth exchange with Member States on advancing the shared objective of reform.

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Minh-Thu Pham @M2Pham Dec 9, 2025

What does a budget impasse from the '90s tell us about today's UN financial crisis?

Join a virtual event on Dec 16, 9:30-10:45am ET with veterans of Helms-Biden to explore paths forward:
Robert Orr, @MarkLagon, @SuzanneNossel, @BrettDSchaefer

Join here: tinyurl.com/murrdfdp

Minh-Thu Pham @M2Pham Oct 16, 2025

As World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings begin, the need for reform is urgent.

A new @ForeignPolicy brief on Global Governance Reimagined from Ford Foundation tackles this critical issue.

I was honored to contribute w others like Rebeca Grynspan. Read it here: globalgovernancereimagined.com

globalgovernancereimagined.com Global Governance Reimagined

Minh-Thu Pham @M2Pham Sep 19, 2025

🔥Fantastic convo on a UN 🇺🇳 without the U.S.🇺🇸. ICYMI, you can still view it here👇.

We cover impact of U.S. pulling away, the world's reaction, how much of a rupture is it, not redoing past mistakes on UN reform. Check it out. @CarnegieEndow @StewartMPatrick @ProjectStarling

Carnegie Endowment Verified account @CarnegieEndow Sep 16, 2025

🔴 Live now: @StewartMPatrick hosts Allison Lombardo, @columlynch, and @M2Pham to discuss what’s next for the increasingly distant relationship between the U.S. and the UN.

Watch the first event in this series here: youtube.com/watch?v=i16J-p…
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