The time has come for a serious discussion about war and human rights. Andrew Clapham highlights the role of human rights to set out the obligations of parties to the conflicts and how human rights can be an additional instrument to protect civilians in times of war.
GPO 2024This article looks at the war in Gaza through the lens of water. The authors highlight how the fluid nature of water emphasises the importance of territorial sharing mechanisms, and make a case for working towards a special protection of water systems in the rules of war.
GPO 2024In the midst of Russia’s war on Ukraine, there have been numerous peacemaking, humanitarian, and reconstruction initiatives. Fred Tanner reviews International Geneva’s role in these efforts and argues for a more multilateral and effective approach to conflict management and multi-track diplomacy.
GPO 2024In 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 2024In 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 2024Reflecting 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 2024This 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 2024In 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 2023Diplomacy 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 2023Widespread 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 2023The 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 2023In 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?
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