https://www.scmp.com/rss/515957/feed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Every violation of international law invites the next. From Afghanistan to Iran, and across Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela, the line between what is permitted and what is prohibited has been steadily blurred by the complicit inaction of the United Nations Security Council. Wielding the veto as both a shield and a weapon, its permanent members act without grounding in the UN Charter. They play with the fate of millions, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Until recently,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3348274/un-security-councils-inaction-tearing-world-apart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3348274/un-security-councils-inaction-tearing-world-apart?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:30:09 +0000 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Today, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belem Summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop30). I have convened world leaders in the days leading up to the Cop30 so that we can all commit to acting with the urgency the climate crisis demands. If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith, not only in the Cops, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly. That is why I have summoned leaders to the Amazon: to make... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3331572/cop30-worlds-moment-truth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3331572/cop30-worlds-moment-truth?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:30:08 +0000