At a time when multilateralism is needed more than ever to address the global challenges and rising geopolitical tensions, paradoxically, the capacity and delegated power of the United Nations (UN) to uphold a rule-based order to keep peace and security is being weakened. Even in an increasingly multipolar world, a retreat towards unilateralism by world powers masked as national sovereignty is dangerous and highly unfavourable for developing countries. In this light, the United Nations Pact for the Future, a new forward-looking agenda of commitments adopted by consensus by UN Member States in September 2024, is a welcome initiative.
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The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.0.
But this proposal, if implemented, would result in the abolition of the Special Procedures Branch, established by the Human Rights Council (HRC), to report and advise on human rights from thematic and country-specific perspectives.
Is the UN’s Human Rights Agenda in Jeopardy? | Inter Press Service
Questions and answers for a very important topic
Why do we need a United Nations Convention on International Development Cooperation? – Eurodad
Negotiations started!
UN tax negotiations: A crucial first step – International Trade Union Confederation
Who can offer some hope?
a vote in the 2nd Committee of the UN General Assembly ended with an overwhelming majority in favor of approving the Terms of Reference for a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. The negotiation process for the new convention is now set to begin in February 2025 and end in 2027.
The international financial architecture is in urgent need of reform. In the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, it is “outdated, dysfunctional and unjust”. The main institutions were created 80 years ago in a transatlantic agreement, at a time when many of the world’s nation-states of today were still colonies. Moreover, the institutions have failed in their mission to prevent and mitigate crises and to mobilize sufficient financing for internationally agreed development goals.
Reimagining the International Financial Architecture | Global Policy Forum
A Reform Agenda for the Upcoming 4th International Conference on Financing for Development
Rather: a call for committing to action… will it happen?
The Summit of the Future—committing to action (socialeurope.eu)
What are the priorities in the preparation of this important summit?
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