December 2023
The article examines the state of global governance, noting that the international order's pillars are rapidly deteriorating. It proposes three viable paths forward: recommitting to the current system, pursuing deeper reforms, or finding alternative solutions.
December 2018
The article discusses the UN2020 initiative, a civil society-led effort calling for a comprehensive review and reform of the United Nations system. It highlights the growing recognition of multilateral challenges and the need for a more robust and coherent global governance structure.
December 2018
The world's increasing interconnectedness has created systemic risks, from pandemics to regional conflicts, that challenge the current international order. The article argues that existing global governance systems, including the UN, are structurally outdated and incapable of addressing these modern challenges.
December 2018
The article proposes establishing a UN World Citizens’ Initiative (UNWCI) to strengthen global democracy and citizen participation at the UN. This instrument would allow world citizens to launch initiatives, compelling UN bodies to put the item on their agenda for discussion and potential reform.
December 2018
The article examines current challenges to addressing atrocity crimes, noting that the international community has struggled to uphold the principle of 'never again.' It argues that despite the existence of hard law obligations like the Genocide Convention, political obstacles, including the use of the veto, undermine global justice efforts.
June 2019
WFM Co-President Fernando Iglesias delivered the opening keynote at WFM Japan's May 2019 National Congress in Tokyo, warning that national populism poses a growing threat to multilateralism and international cooperation. Iglesias calls on federalists to prioritize campaigns for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly and a Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court Against Transnational Organized Crime as the defining political tasks of the twenty-first century.
June 2019
Dr. Tawanda Hondora introduces himself as the incoming Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement Institute for Global Policy, outlining his priorities: strengthening the International Criminal Court against U.S. sanctions, reforming the UN Security Council, and engaging the corporate sector and youth in multilateral advocacy. He warns that rising nationalism and the P5's self-interested use of the Security Council demand renewed civil society pressure for global governance reform.
June 2020
The article discusses the UN's 75th anniversary commemoration, highlighting the initial plans for global dialogues and multilateralism. Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the core push for renewing and strengthening the UN system remains strong.
June 2019
The UN General Assembly's adoption of resolution A/RES/73/299 sets the organizational framework for the UN's 75th anniversary in 2020, establishing a Leaders Summit, a political declaration, and a Secretary-General-led global dialogue under the theme 'The future we want, the United Nations we need.' The World Federalist Movement-convened UN2020 Initiative shaped the resolution, though civil society groups secured a more limited role than they sought after opposition from Russia, China, and members of the Non-Aligned group.
June 2019
The Workable World Trust uses Model United Nations conferences to introduce Joe Schwartzberg's Security Council reform proposal, which replaces the five-member veto system with 12 regional blocs and weighted voting across all 193 UN member states. A pilot at Mexico City's MIMUN 2019 found that students debating under the reform model produced a unanimous resolution, while reverting to traditional rules saw P5 veto power block the same measure.
June 2019
Global Voice and Partner Organizations have launched 'The Road to 2020,' a series of Global Town Halls held across the United States to develop recommendations for renewing the United Nations ahead of its 75th anniversary in 2020. The initiative has allied with the Common Home of Humanity project, which frames the Earth's biophysical boundaries as the foundation for reformed international environmental law and a potential first step toward world federation.
December 2019
This article details a Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly event in Argentina, designed to simulate global governance and raise awareness among students. The simulation focused on key global issues, including environmental preservation, energy transition, and human rights, emphasizing the need for global citizenship.
December 2019
Youth activists gathered at the CUNCR 2019 Climate Justice & Democracy Summit, resulting in the Epirus Declaration for Climate Democracy. This declaration calls for intergenerational justice, global democratic solutions, and the recognition of the rights of the environment.
