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The Emperor Has No Clothes: COP29
Citizens for Global Solutions · December 2024
COP29 highlights the failure of the UNFCCC system. The article calls for a new governance model to address climate collapse.
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Geometry of the Arctic circle: examining the intersection of climate change, maritime transport, geopolitics and governance
World Federalist Movement · November 2024
The Arctic region faces growing geopolitical tensions over shipping routes. Climate change has unlocked new maritime paths, reshaping global trade and international relations.
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A Comment on War, Peace and the Federalist Initiative
World Federalist Movement · August 2024
Nuclear war and climate collapse cannot be tackled while the great powers drift back toward the conditions of the interwar years. A new Bretton Woods-style reform of the IMF and a UN reform commission come first; world federation can only follow pacification.
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The Best Thing You Can Do to Save Humanity from Itself
Citizens for Global Solutions · June 2024
Wars and environmental ruin persist because the UN is a club of sovereign states with a veto-wielding few. A federal government limited to global issues, as the US and EU show on smaller scales, would protect national sovereignty, but only if citizens demand it.
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Ensuring UN Resilience Through a Special Envoy for Future Generations
June 2024
A UN envoy speaking for people not yet born could build long-term thinking into global decisions, as commissioners already do in Wales and Hungary. Without real authority, resources and national counterparts, the post would be a token gesture.
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Update on current ICJ cases | Law Not War
World Federalist Movement – Canada · May 2024
The ICJ addresses multiple cases involving international law, including climate obligations and alleged breaches in Palestine. Public hearings and legal proceedings highlight ongoing global governance challenges.
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Law of the Sea Tribunal delivers decision on Climate Change case
World Federalist Movement – Canada · May 2024
Complying with the Paris Agreement alone is not enough, say small island states and climate lawyers welcoming the ITLOS opinion, which also paves the way for climate cases at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the ICJ.
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YWF at the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi
Young World Federalists · May 2024
Civil society delegates in Nairobi in May favoured gradual UN reform: a stronger ICJ and Security Council, an emergency platform, a climate emergency declaration and an envoy for future generations. Delegates also backed a UN Parliamentary Assembly through grassroots advocacy.
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It’s Getting Late
Citizens for Global Solutions · February 2024
Modern warfare and environmental collapse threaten human survival. Nuclear war and climate catastrophe pose existential risks.
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Mondial Winter 2023: Remembering Canadian World Federalists
World Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2023
Mary June Pettyfer, Canadian world federalist, died in 2023. Her life reflected commitment to global governance reform and addressing climate crisis.
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Climate Change Lawsuits Around the World
December 2023
Climate change litigation is exploding globally, with thousands of lawsuits seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These legal actions, often relying on human rights law, aim to force corporations and nation-states to adopt more stringent environmental measures.
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The future of aid delivery to Afghanistan; the role of Europe and the diaspora
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis demands urgent international aid. The article highlights systemic challenges and the need for coordinated global governance.
