PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME​

A stronger voice for local and regional governments in global affairs
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
Emilia Saiz | 11.08.2022
Nuclear disarmament, a world parliament and world peace
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
DWB | 08.08.2022
Six new rules to update and strengthen democracy
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 | 06.07.2022
Book review: The Rules of Democracy
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
Hilton Dawson | 06.07.2022
What will the world make of the UN Summit of the Future in 2023?
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
Richard Ponzio und Nudhara Yusuf | 04.07.2022
New 2022 report: Global civil society amid disruption and conflict
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
Mandeep Tiwana | 01.07.2022
Polls: Democracy remains important to people but trust erodes
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
Colm Lehane | 22.06.2022
Study: Overall, only slight decline in electoral integrity in ten years
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.
Maren Vieluf | 30.05.2022
A UN Emergency Peace Service as a global first-responder
Peter Langille suggests the UNEPS would be a permanent, integrated and multifunctional UN force. Highly trained, well-equipped and ready for immediate deployment once authorized by the Security Council.
Peter Langille | 24.05.2022
Suffragetten forderten ein weltweites Wahlrecht für ein Weltparlament
Das Konzept der globalen Bürgerschaft scheint heutzutage allgegenwärtig zu sein. Organisationen wie Global Citizen nutzen es, um die Unterstützung der Bevölkerung auf der ganzen Welt zu gewinnen, um Armut zu
Megan Threlkeld | 20.05.2022
The new UN resolution on Security Council vetoes has no teeth
How to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been discussed and debated for more than four decades, but it has recently regained new traction following the UNSC’s failure
Teh Zi Yee | 18.05.2022
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