In what form can city diplomacy materialise within the United Nations? Paola Deda describes how the Forum of Mayors is a pioneering initiative bringing cities to the heart of the work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
GPO 2024
In the face of ecological collapse, investors must redefine their responsibility to society. Marie-Laure Schaufelberger underlines the importance of investing in technologies that reduce ecological pressure, aligning with science-based environmental targets, and directly engaging in change making.
GPO 2024
Reflecting on the experience of combining blockchain technology, financial innovation and multilateral regulation, Christopher Fabian argues for the importance of a common language, spaces for experimentation, and strategies for attracting new talents.
GPO 2024
This article, written by the GPO editorial team, distils some of the key questions for 2024 drawing from the convening series of the Geneva Policy Outlook last year.
GPO 2024
In the age of uncertainty, inclusion and sustainability should remain priorities on our collective agenda. Courage is an operational imperative if we are to revive the true meaning of a humanist liberal tradition.
GPO 2023
Diplomacy necessitates reinvention and adaptation. But what will it take? A new diplomatic mode requires giving shape to widened professionalisation and welcoming creativity alongside institutional continuity.
GPO 2023
Widespread inflation, recession, food insecurity and energy poverty are some of the unprecedented global economic effects of the war in Ukraine. While the world's citizens suffer, little is being done. Global economic warfare needs international regulation.
GPO 2023
The stakes are high to get sustainable finance right. But how do we go beyond greenwashing? EU Taxonomy, which standardises the criteria and pushes companies to report sustainability in a novel way, offers hope.
GPO 2023
In an unpredictable geopolitical context, technology offers an attractive narrative. Faced with techno-solutionism, do we dare to ask ourselves the difficult questions, and develop new public-private partnerships which ensure sustainable and democratic societies?
GPO 2023
After deliberate cyber attacks against humanitarian organisations in 2022, this sector needs to move faster to develop a collective action mindset and improve risk awareness and cybersecurity.
GPO 2023
Digital Data is the “New Gold” that businesses collect, store and sell for great profits. But, how can we mine it responsibly and co-construct an effective oversight and governance system?
GPO 2023
As the effects of climate change are transforming migration patterns worldwide, 2023 could be the year when more states implement solutions for environmental migration, by choice or by necessity.
GPO 2023