Strengthening Global Governance

Advancing UN’s approach to human security from the climate-security nexus perspective

An international rule of law reform package to reinforce multilateralism and enhance global governance capabilities

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.

Strengthen cybersecurity through international cybercrime centers, international cybercrime expert rosters, and a global campaign to promote end-user cyber hygiene.

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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The lack of reform of the UN Security Council can be solved by establishing three additional, parallel Councils: a Peacebuilding Council, a Climate Security Council, and a Health Security Council

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

A virtual dialogue with UN Permanent Representatives on UN@75

Main Takeaways Currently, the world is facing an imminent threat. The Covid-19 pandemic requires renewed cooperation by all countries, both globally and regionally.The need for the United Nations is more urgent today than ever before, with a pandemic t …

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

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

SUMMARY A virtual dialogue with UN Permanent Representatives on UN@75 Main Takeaways UN Member States benefit when “We the Peoples”, including civil society organizations and independent experts, contribute their ideas and expertise, provide analysis a …

Create a G20+ to deepen socio-economic recovery from COVID-19, through enhanced coordination by G20 members with the UN system, Bretton Woods institutions, and related bodies, supported by a new, small, full-time secretariat

Increase the universal acceptance of international justice institutions, in particular the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

2019 is an opportune moment to reflect on the current “anti-multilateralist turn” in international politics and the growing array of global problems that can only be managed multilaterally

To reimagine and better prepare our system of governance to keep pace with fast changing trends, we must comprehend its many facets in today’s multipolar world.

Considering ideas improve today’s global and regional security, development, climate governance, human rights, and humanitarian bodies and tools for 21st century global challenges

Dialogue on issues and questions about 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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres used his annual State of the World speech to the General Assembly last month to outline his 2020 priorities. He stressed four threats to progress in the 21st century: g …

Providing guidelines for improving the global governance architecture.

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

Rethinking the practice and implementation of armed conflict reduction and stabilization efforts positioned at the nexus of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) “type” initiatives.

Recommendation: Create a strong UN Peacebuilding Council to replace the current Peacebuilding Commission. Similar to the transformation of the Human Rights Commission into a Council in 2006, it is time for the UN Peacebuilding Commission to be upgraded …