Topic: Global governance
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.
Let’s abolish the colonial IMF on its 80th birthday
Blog / 23rd August 2024From Kenya to Pakistan, protesters want the International Monetary Fund to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis, writes Arthur Larok.
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.
‘Bedrock of peace’ under attack, Secretary-General warns
News / 29th February 2024Around the world, governments must step up and commit to working for peace and security rooted in human rights. We urgently need a new commitment to all human rights — civil, cultural, economic, political and social, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?
Blog / 1st February 2024A geopolitical bias, outdated governance and a too market-oriented framework are only some of the structural deficits of these institutions, writes Jayati Ghosh.
Put the UN in charge of international taxation
Blog / 22nd November 2023Almost a decade of multilateral negotiations on a global tax treaty at the OECD has yielded insufficient progress. The question to be decided this week is whether the United States and the European Union will see the light and support a different approach.
Na poti k univerzalnemu temeljnemu dohodku za vse človeštvo
Report / 20th November 2023Pod okriljem Združenih narodov je mogoče v vsaki državi uvesti resnično univerzalni in brezpogojni temeljni dohodek. A za to bo sprva potrebna izjemna podpora javnosti pri odpravljanju lakote in nepotrebnega pomanjkanja na podlagi pravičnejše delitve svetovnih virov, kot poudarja Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi.