Cristina Petcu

Executive Summary “The COVID-19 pandemic once again reminds us: Global crises require global solutions. We must act together to end the pandemic. And we must not forget those who are affected by extreme poverty and hunger. The UN Sustainable Developmen…

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The Stimson Center, the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), Plataforma CIPÓ, and Leiden University launched the Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) at the 2021 ACUNS Annual Meeting

Looking beyond the UN75 Declaration in bolstering the case for the United Nations’ ability to cope with huge challenges in a politically turbulent era

Beyond UN75 considers the new kinds of tools, networks, and institutions, combined with enlightened global leadership, required to take forward the twelve commitments at the heart of the UN75 Declaration

Synthesis of major insights and recommendations on Middle East and North Africa’s role in supporting progressive change and advancing the UN75 Declaration

Perspectives on practical yet ambitious proposals for the Secretary-General’s forthcoming Our Common Agenda report.

Revitalizing the global governance system for charting a durable, green, and broad-based recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Expand and ensure more coherent, inclusive, and collaborative participation of civil society and socially responsible businesses in shaping decision-making and programming across the UN system thorough a UN Global Partnership

Establish standing and reserve capacities to meet UN needs for rapidly deployable civilian specialist skills in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts worldwide.

Give the UN’s Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs a central role in coordinating UN knowledge in conflict prevention, especially mass atrocities, focusing on the Responsibility to Prevent principle

Improving prospects for a global governance architecture that is more inclusive, effective, and just during and beyond UN75

Using the Youth, Peace and Security resolution to re-position youth within the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration practice

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With human security and planetary boundaries at risk, we must reorient multilateralism to avoid the tragedies that might befall all of humankind

An open conversation about on the future of multilateralism and its impact at the global, regional, and national levels in the Americas.

Action plan for coordination between economic institutions to avert or respond to future cross-border shocks, and to advance the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Bringing young professionals into the conversation on global governance on the road to UN75

Address the UN’s democracy and legitimacy deficits by establishing a UN Parliamentary Network as an advisory body to the UN General Assembly.

Providing guidelines for improving the global governance architecture.

Collecting recommendations to tackle global policy challenges such as climate change and global security and justice.