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
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