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Pivoting development for a new era
Leaders face diminishing levels of foreign aid. Here’s three ways they (and their partners) can look to adapt.
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Capacity-building: a solution to the "credit rating impasse"
UN efforts to help Global South countries navigate the credit rating system could reduce debt burdens and promote development.
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Do National Action Plans actually lead to action on the Youth, Peace and Security agenda?
A wave of activity in West and Central Africa illustrates new strategies for expanding youth participation and engagement.
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How a “guardian” for future generations can transform global policymaking
What will the UN's Special Envoy for Future Generations need to do and what qualities must they have to drive future-oriented policymaking?
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Revisiting the Peacebuilding Commission's "bridging" and advisory role
Why the Peacebuilding Architecture Review should focus on redefining the Commission's engagement with the General Assembly and other UN bodies.
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Artificial intelligence and deliberation: an argument with machines
How is AI shaping the deliberation process and what can be done to ensure this technology supports rather than undermines human judgement?
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Local perspectives should shape multilateral responses to transnational organized crime
How multilateral responses to transnational criminal networks can be adapted to the realities of local communities for enhanced impact.
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Countering transnational crime to secure peace
Transnational criminal networks pose a growing threat to peace and security. What measures can UN peace operations adopt in response?
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What could the Pact for the Future mean for Geneva?
The ambitious Pact should be met with two new entities in Geneva to address the future of peacebuilding and multilateralism.
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Coming soon: a UN Envoy for Future Generations
It was announced at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference this week that the Secretary-General will appoint a UN Envoy for Future Generations.