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
Three pathways for International Geneva to respond to critical shifts in entangled development and education issues: convening, aligning endeavours and listening particularly to the Global South.
GPO 2023
2023 is a particularly critical year for pandemic rulemaking that will have consequences for decades to come. Key issues underlying pandemic treaty negotiations include inclusion, inequality, and geopolitics.
GPO 2023
The Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention took place in difficult circumstances, yet managed to achieve modest success and laid the foundations for future steps towards strengthening this important treaty.
GPO 2023
What happens when there are good proposals on the table and a desire for progress, but only ten days to negotiate an issue as complex as “lethal autonomous weapons systems”? 2023 could be a turning point.
GPO 2023
All agree the WTO needs reforms - but not which. With trade at the centre of rising geopolitical tension, rebuilding a multilateral system all sides trust is vital.
GPO 2023
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon in December 2022 provides a roadmap to tackle biodiversity loss worldwide. Two essential conditions must be fulfilled in order to deliver the biodiversity targets by 2030: sustainable financing and cross-sectoral participation.
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
The consensus-driven multilateral system cannot deliver on urgent climate action. What complementary pathways exist? A more nimble form of private diplomacy called “Earth Diplomacy” could lead the way.
GPO 2023
Using water to advance political goals can be an effective way for Geneva to increase its international influence. The first step would be to take on water at (m)any of the events planned for 2023.
GPO 2023