This year’s Christian Aid Annual Lecture, delivered in partnership with St Martin-in-the-Fields, will be given by acclaimed historian, writer and former UN official Thant Myint-U. At a time when the shifting sands of global power are reshaping the world, Thant will explore the historic opportunities we face today, even in this moment of profound uncertainty and the seeming fragility of the post-war international order.
Drawing on decades of experience in peacebuilding, diplomacy and international affairs, Thant will tell the global story in a different way: examining how the United Nations has been pushed to the margins and how the world risks sleepwalking into militarisation and deeper dysfunction.
He will also challenge us to imagine what a different future might look like, and why peacemaking must be at the heart of any response that seeks to bring the world back from the brink.