Vor 75 Jahren, am 23. August 1947, trafen sich über 400 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus mehr als 20 Ländern und 50 Organisationen in Montreux, Schweiz, zur ersten «Konferenz der Weltbewegung
Eine systematische Untersuchung internationaler Verträge ergab, dass nur solche in den Bereichen Handel und Finanzen messbare Fortschritte bei der Erreichung der angestrebten Ziele aufweisen. Es werden Durchsetzungsmechanismen empfohlen.
Emilia Saiz, Secretary-General of United Cities and Local Governments, makes the case for a greater political voice of local communities in global governance and highlights their local multilateralism
The tenth Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opened in early August with a stark warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres of nuclear danger «not seen since the height
Democracy has lasted for centuries because it is the most effective tool for making decisions across large, diverse communities. It gives us control over decision-makers, making them accountable to us.
Marcial Boo has some excellent credentials as a regulator of politicians and a supervisor of public spending. He has now written an excellent book – extraordinarily concise, pertinent and principled
In this piece the authors provide an overview of Stimson Center’s new report «Road to 2023: Our Common Agenda and the Pact for the Future» and argue that the UN requires far-reaching changes
This overview highlights the fuel and food crisis, attacks on democracy and democratic successes, struggles for justice and equality, action on climate justice and the need of the UN to transform
Latest survey data of the Democracy Perception Index 2022 and the Edelman Trust Barometer 2022 reveals continued support of democracy throughout the world but also eroding trust in its performance
Ein Plus für den Frieden. Mit diesem Slogan warb die Schweiz im Vorfeld der Wahl in den Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen für ihre Kandidatur. Der Slogan war erfolgreich. Mit einem
The Electoral Integrity Global Report 2019-2021 published in May 2022 details conditions and developments on the levels of electoral integrity across 148 elections in 169 countries.