Human Security
& Governance

Human Security & Governance

Projects

Recent Publications

Commentary

We Cannot Address 21st-Century Challenges with 20th-Century Foundations

CIVICUS spoke with Nudhara Yusuf about the deficits of the current global governance system and civil society’s proposals for reform

Nudhara Yusuf

Commentary

Toward the Summit of the Future: Building the UN We Need

While a critical milestone, the Summit of the Future is an opportunity to build greater trust in the multilateral system

Rebecca Shoot • Nudhara Yusuf

Podcast Episode 🎧

UN Necessary Podcast Episode 1: Multilateralism 2.0: Maria Fernanda Espinosa on the responsibility to include

A podcast hosted by Nudhara Yusuf and Daniel Perell where they talk with the people behind the scenes on the UN’s Summit of the Future

Nudhara Yusuf • Daniel Perell • María Fernanda Espinosa

Commentary

The UN’s Gender Backslide

A reflection on lessons learned from the SDG Summit's Political Declaration 2023 for the road ahead

Rameen Siddiqui

Project Note

Prospects for Global Governance to Harness AI for Humanity

At Paris Peace Forum 2023, experts explored questions on improved global management of artificial intelligence

Richard Ponzio • Nudhara Yusuf • Fatema Al Baker

Project Note

Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2023: The Case of MONUSCO

Evaluating the mandate and strategic orientation of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to inform the mission’s December 2023 mandate renewal and forthcoming drawdown

Project Note

Governing Our Climate Future

At the 2023 Doha Forum, this session featuring the Climate Governance Commission considered how addressing the global challenge of climate change requires coordinated international governance.

María Fernanda Espinosa • Maja Groff • Maryam Nemazee