Updates

EuroPCom 2025 | Seeking trust when institutions preach values but enable injustice

July 10, 2025

Last week, I spoke at EuroPCom, the European Union’s annual gathering of public communicators. I was asked to speak about trust. So I did. But not the kind written into branding manuals or delivered through polished messaging. I spoke about the kind that is...

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT: New Global AI Control Policies Approved by Atlas Members

May 29, 2025

We just took a major step forward in the fight to control artificial intelligence before it controls us. On May 11, our members approved three groundbreaking new AI policies. These are now officially part of the Atlas Survival Bill, our political platform for the...

Campaign Update 🇺🇳 | The UN is failing. Become a Spokesperson to fix it

April 24, 2025

Today is the International Day for Multilateralism and Diplomacy for peace. Yeah… I know… It’s not going great. The United Nations is failing to protect peace, safeguard our future, or stand up for human dignity.

Campaign Update 🇺🇳 | One Year into the Campaign to Reclaim the United Nations and Make It Work for Us All

April 01, 2025

One year ago today, I took a deep breath and announced my campaign to become United Nations Secretary-General: the system is broken, and no world leader or diplomat was stepping up to fix it. The UN, meant to prevent catastrophe, has instead become a...

The Choice Is Clear: Stand With Ukraine or Stand With War

March 06, 2025

Yesterday, I joined a Ukrainian🇺🇦 rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in London, to say what should be obvious 📢 A Russian peace is no peace at all. Here me out:

How to Rebuild the UN to Confront the Climate Crisis | 2025 Stanley P. Stone Distinguished Lecture, Boston University

February 25, 2025

In early February 2025, I was invited to give a Distinguished Lecture at Boston University: “How to Reform the United Nations to Confront the Climate Crisis.” I opened the talk by saying something that felt almost impossible: I want you to leave this room...

Campaign Update 🇺🇳 | Finding hope in the most unlikely places

February 18, 2025

After a week in the US, I left with something unexpected: hope. I know, it’s not what you expected to hear considering Trump is looming in the background.

How the UN can stand with Afghan women & girls, with Dr. Habiba Sarabi!

December 09, 2024

By Colombe Cahen-Salvador “The Taliban’s goal is clear: they want to erase women entirely. No school, no work, no voice.” These words from Dr. Habiba Sarabi were spoken during a town hall I had the honour of hosting last week, and capture the stark...

Campaign Update 🇺🇳 | Join a former Afghan Peace Negotiator tomorrow & find out how to stop dictators!

December 04, 2024

This is Colombe Cahen-Salvador's UN campaign newsletter Dear friends, Massive crimes are happening, and we can do something about it. I’m serious, we can force our governments to cut support with genocidal maniacs! Let’s make things easy: Countries are killing people, and our...

How the UN can protect freedoms, with Gina Romero!

November 21, 2024

By Colombe Cahen-Salvador "While Azerbaijan has been preparing to host COP29, recent months have been marked by an alarming wave of arrests and the setting of criminal cases against human rights offenders in the country, including journalists and independent media. (...) So while COPS should be an...