Topic: Global governance
The World Bank, at 80, and the true goals of multilateral cooperation and global development
Article / 9th May 202580 years since the World Bank's establishment, demand is growing for a UN intergovernmental process to review its governance, role and mandate. In the Bank's current form, it's not for purpose.
Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices
News / 13th March 2025The UN’s top relief official has warned that the humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to sustain or shut down.
UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health and climate change agreement
News / 23rd January 2025UN agencies have responded to the new US administration's executive orders ending its relationship with the World Health Organisation and the Paris Climate Agreement.
New era of crisis for children as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
Report / 16th January 2025The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, the UN Children’s Fund warns in a new study.
Good governance should aim for the common good and for international cooperation
Blog / 11th October 2024At the heart of good governance is the need for governments to treat other nations with respect, with peace, and with a readiness for dialogue and global cooperation, says Jeffrey Sachs.
The UN Charter needs rewriting
Blog / 24th September 2024Despite the less-than-revolutionary outcome of the UN Summit for the Future, hope for much-needed change remains. It can be introduced through a reform of the UN Charter, write Heba Aly, Brenda Mofya and Andreas Bummel for Al Jazeera.
‘Failing the stress test’: UN chief calls for global finance overhaul
News / 20th September 2024The United Nations is calling for an overhaul of the entire international financial system to reduce inequality and improve people’s lives. Read more about the upcoming 'Summit of the Future' conference.
UN needs to “open its doors to the world’s people”, civil society demands
Blog / 19th September 2024As the United Nations gears up for its Summit of the Future, civil society groups call for accountable global governance that includes the voices of the world's people. Convened by Democracy Without Borders et al.
Why we need an OPEC for critical mineral producing nations
Blog / 23rd August 2024The most important UN panel you’ve never heard of will agree on a set of principles that could make or break the low carbon transition this week, writes Ketakandriana Rafitoson and Nick Dearden.