🏙️ At the #UN High-Level Meeting on the #NewUrbanAgenda, Fernando Marani, Program Director, @nyucic.bsky.social, moderated a panel on adequate & affordable housing, w/UNDP, UN Women, the UN Special Rapporteur on housing, & the Mayor of Quito. The through line 〰️ trust local governments & communities.

💰🇺🇳 This new in-depth analysis looks at how the financial crisis at the #UN is impacting #PeaceOperations. Now—UN peacekeeping is being scaled back without any political decision to do so. ✍️ @thibaultc.bsky.social 🗒️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/un... #UNPeacekeeping #LiquidityCrisis

UN Peace Operations Gone Broke: How the United Nations’ Financial Crisis is Dismantling Peace Operations | Center on International Cooperation

This new analysis looks at how the financial crisis at the United Nations (UN) is impacting peace operations.

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📊 #Inequality is about more than income. Fernando Marani, representing @sdg16.plus, joined ECLAC's Regional Seminar on Social Development to discuss why multidimensional measures matter for better policymaking. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEZG.... #Inequality #SDGs #LatinAmerica #Agenda2030

💬 "But focus and austerity are different things..." As calls for #UN reform grow louder, our latest analysis asks: What does "back to basics" really mean? The answer: protecting the UN's indispensable functions, not simply doing less. 📖 Read: cic.nyu.edu/resources/ba.... #UNReform

🤔 How can #AccessToJustice contribute to building resilient societies as new technologies continue to be deployed? 🌍 As the Global Dialogue on AI Governance convenes member states, academia, civil society, and the private sector, now is the time to start introducing justice into the discourse.

💡 This week at UN #PeacebuildingWeek, CIC’s Betty Wainaina moderated the panel “Showcasing Kenya’s Peacebuilding Architecture." She highlights the importance of nationally-owned + led prevention & how Kenya is taking proactive steps towards a #PBAR system considering a “whole-of-society” approach.

What a night! 🎉 With @open-society.bsky.social and Mercociudades, PiOC co-organized a rich fireside conversation w/two mayors on the real-world challenges + breakthroughs shaping their cities’ approach to violence prevention on the sidelines of the @uclg.bsky.social #WorldCongress in Tangier, 🇲🇦.

🚨 Our new Policy Guidance for Effective National Prevention Strategies is now available. 🙏 Thank you to our Advisory Group: their work shows that prevention isn't just possible—it's already happening around the world. Read now ⤵️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/po... #NationalPreventionStrategies

“Justice is where otherwise abstract regulatory frameworks become meaningful to ordinary people.”—@natekedwards.bsky.social, Program Officer, Justice for All. Read the full piece: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-gove... #NYUCIC #AI #SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #GlobalGovernance

What does an effective National Prevention Strategy look like? 💡 New guidance from #NYUCIC and Australia's DFAT helps countries strengthen prevention efforts and avoid the far greater costs of conflict and violence. Learn more ⤵️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/po... #NationalPreventionStrategies

🙌 Welcome Winona Firdausya to @sdg16.plus at #NYUCIC! 📊 She will be working on the #InequalitySolutions portal, a one-stop public resource of applied, well-researched global policies driving progress towards a more equitable and inclusive world.

As gov'ts work to regulate AI, many governance frameworks overlook how people will access the rights that the law provides if they are harmed. A piece by @natekedwards.bsky.social argues that AI governance will become meaningful to ordinary people when legal systems deliver equal #AccessToJustice.

🙌 Welcome Foluke Adetola Ojelabi to #NYUCIC! 💡 Foluke is an @afsee-lse.bsky.social and a #NYUCIC Visiting Fellow, as part of a partnership between CIC and LSE. She is a social change leader with expertise in strategic insights, planning, monitoring, and reporting, and has worked at both national an

🚨 AI is scaling faster than justice. 💪 In our latest #CICInsights, we call upon international policymakers to adopt a #PeopleCenteredJustice approach to build capacity in legal systems while creating AI governance frameworks. Check out all of our featured resources 👇 mailchi.mp/nyu/cic-insi...

“Across the world, the desire for a world free of war and empire exists, waiting to be mobilized and given fresh political voice.“ From my essay published this week in @ForeignAffairs. Related podcast link below www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/how...

How to Prevent the Next World War

A Conversation With Thant Myint-U

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“The structure of the Secretariat needs to adapt not only to address the shortcomings that have become evident over the past three decades, but to respond to these fundamental shifts in international relations.”—@casquebleu.org. Read the full report: cic.nyu.edu/resources/fo...

In a new analysis from #NYUCIC, @thibaultc.bsky.social + Fernando Marani examine the rarely contested election for the Presidency of the #UNGA and what it reveals about power, influence, and control within the #UN system. 🇺🇳 📄 Read: cic.nyu.edu/resources/wh...

🤔 How can #PeopleCenteredJustice help to create more inclusive, equitable, and enforceable AI governance? 🚀 It can improve the foundational infrastructure of governance, support people-centered procurement practices, improve independent oversight, and more. Learn more 🔻 cic.nyu.edu/resources/pe...

🚀 Exciting news: We’ve partnered with the Korea Environment Institute (KEI). ❓ Why? To advocate for reforms to the global financial architecture to unlock funding and financing for development, environmental action, and climate resilience at the local level. Read more ⏩ mailchi.mp/nyu/cic-insi...

💰Budget cuts are never innocuous: while they may look reversible, they often have long-lasting impact on institutions. What does this mean as budget cuts are now a growing part of the #UN80 reform agenda? 🇺🇳 @thibaultc.bsky.social unpacks this & more in our blog ⏩ cic.nyu.edu/resources/de...

A new report by @casquebleu.org draws upon three decades of experience with UN reform to explain: 1️⃣ How the current structures of the Secretariat came about. 2️⃣ How these structures currently undermine the ability of the organization to respond coherently in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.

💡 #NYUCIC’s @natekedwards.bsky.social + Non-Resident Fellow Stacey Cram's paper analyzes the current state of AI governance, including the geopolitics of emerging technology regulations to understand how the justice sector can support inclusive, equitable, & enforceable AI governance.

🌍 Amid shrinking aid budgets and growing fragmentation, what’s next for the #UN system? #NYUCIC’s @unpiper.bsky.social joins Betty Wainaina to discuss UN reform and the future of multilateralism. 🤝 🎥 Watch the interview: youtu.be/vQZj5oHQcIo. #NYUCIC #Multilateralism

🤔 What has #NYUCIC been up to recently? 🌟 Our latest #CICInsights features a roundup of insights from our experts on international action, multilateral reform, AI governance, the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs), and more. Read more ⏩ mailchi.mp/nyu/cic-insi...

🤔 How can the UN respond coherently in fragile and conflict-affected contexts? @casquebleu.org’s latest report provides recommendations for structural adjustments across three dimensions:

In this new blog, CIC’s @thibaultc.bsky.social outlines recommendations for the next UN Secretary-General to reset the current austerity measures within the system. 🇺🇳 Dive into his breakdown of the current state of play, and the options ahead for an effective #UnitedNations. 🔻

Death By A Thousand Cuts: Austerity is No Substitute for Reform | Center on International Cooperation

Breakdown behind how UN budget cuts are now tied to the reform process and the next secretary-general’s agenda.

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💬 Today, CIC's Paul Smoke, joined global public finance experts to provide a special briefing on lessons we can learn from the $4 trillion US bond market. Thank you to @volckeralliance.bsky.social, @penniur.bsky.social, co-hosts William Glasgall + Susan Wachter for hosting this conversation!

🌍 @economist.com highlights the growing geopolitical stakes around eastern Congo’s critical minerals, featuring analysis from the Congo Research Group at #NYUCIC on M23’s expanding control in eastern #DRC. 📰 www.economist.com/middle-east-.... 📖 cic.nyu.edu/resources/th.... #Congo #Africa #M23

In @justsecurity.org, CIC's Distinguished Fellow Hanny Megally outlines the path forward in Syria 🇸🇾 for accountability measures, as proposed by a coalition of organizations. ⚖️ Along with potential options + solutions, this is placed within a broader transitional justice framework. Read ⤵️

Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice

Syria launches trials for Assad-era crimes. Civil society outlines pathways for credible transitional justice.

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🇺🇳 Structural reform is not a panacea for challenges faced by the #UN in effective mandate implementation and program delivery, including in peace and security. @casquebleu.org highlights some key structural considerations that the next #UNSG should prioritize as part of their reform efforts. 📝

Form Following Function: Structural Considerations for the Future of Peace Operations | Center on International Cooperation

This report considers the current structures of the Secretariat came about and how these structures currently undermine the ability of the UN to respond coherently in fragile and conflict-affected contexts

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