March 2023
Rene Wadlow reports on the agreement reached at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal in December 2022, where delegates adopted a new Global Biodiversity Framework. He weighs the promise of the pledges, the role of civil society, and the risk that implementation and funding could fall short.
March 2023
Robin Collins and Sylvie Lemieux, co-chairs of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, weigh the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine. Drawing on a panel discussion, they consider NATO's posture, the risks of escalation, and the role Canada and civil society could play in building a durable peace platform.
December 2023
The Summit of the Future, set for September 2024, aims to forge a new international consensus on delivering a better present and safeguarding the future. Civil society organizations, including C4UN, are galvanizing global participation to provide input on this critical milestone.
June 2024
The 2024 Summit of the Future, held in New York, aims to reinvigorate multilateralism and restore trust among Member States. Five major initiatives are emerging, covering development financing, global shocks, cybertech governance, and international justice.
December 2025
The UN Summit of the Future, convened in September 2024, aimed to reinvigorate multilateralism and reform global governance amid geopolitical conflicts and environmental crises. Civil society played a critical role, mobilizing through coalitions and conferences to advocate for a global collective response.
September 2021
The World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy held its first online Congress in July 2021, attended by 39 delegates and 28 observers from 20 organizations on five continents, approving a new Strategic Plan under incoming Executive Director Sandra Coyle after years of transition that included leadership changes, funding cuts, and the transfer of flagship programs like the CICC and ICR2P to other NGOs. Election of a new Executive Committee was deferred to a resumed session in October 2021.
September 2021
This article reviews the international legal and treaty context for the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. It discusses major issues facing delegates and underlying challenges in global climate governance.
June 2020
This article details the formation and initial congress of the United World Federalists in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1947. Speakers at the event called for global unity and cooperation to prevent future conflicts and build a world of peace.
December 2019
The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) recently monitored key debates on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), highlighting prevention activities like veto restraint and combating hate speech. The organization also hosted panels focusing on young women's role in conflict prevention and provided training on early warning signs of atrocities.
December 2019
Citizens for Global Solutions hosted Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, at its Annual Meeting in Los Angeles for a conversation with CGS policy director Tad Daley on the parallels between the show's United Federation of Planets and a real-world world federation. Roddenberry endorsed the idea of global government and discussed how his father used the Enterprise's diverse crew to challenge racial and national divisions during the Cold War era.
