While U.S. hostility toward the United Nations ahead of the UN General Assembly has provoked a funding and identity crisis for the institution, it might also spark debate over reforming the UN to make it fit for a 21st century purpose
As world leaders prepare to converge on New York next week for UNGA 80, Stimson Center experts preview the major debates they will be tracking — from the funding challenges animating internal UN politics, to the international conflicts and emerging issues, such as AI, that will dominate the agenda in an era of crisis, innovation, and reform
Lisa Sharland
• Richard Ponzio
• Rebecca Snyder...
By offering concrete proposals for innovating global and regional governance to promote and safeguard justice in all its dimensions, this report gives Doha Forum participants and concerned citizens and governments worldwide the tools to chart a course toward a more just, more prosperous, and safer future for all
Richard Ponzio
• Rebecca Snyder
• Neermala Persaud...
United Nations Member States must work closely with their Secretariat to fully leverage the “UN80 Initiative” to help create a more agile, cost-effective, and impactful UN system
Creative approaches to advancing the Pact for the Future and revitalizing environmental governance through multilateral diplomacy and institutional innovation
The Pact for the Future can be a “proxy for the defense of reformed multilateralism” and help to counterbalance forces “seeking to dismantle the idea of cooperative global governance launched 80 years ago”
