So many issues that impact daily lives like climate emergencies, vaccine access, the cost of living to name a few […]
Download PDF Global Policy Forum UN Monitor #44 March 2026 The aim of the UN80 Initiative as expressed by Under
The Global Digital Compact (GDC) was adopted as an annex to the Pact for the Future at the 2024 Summit
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee (C3) discusses issues of human rights, humanitarian matters, and social and cultural issues.
12th Expert Mechanism on Right to Development (EMRTD), held 27-29 October 2025 in Geneva, had a session on Cultural Rights and AI titled “The impact of AI on creative industries, cultural rights, and the right to development”.
On 18 November 2025, the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee (C3) adopted by vote a draft resolution “Promotion
Takeaways from the Second UN World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) Unable to ignore the proliferation of multiple and multidimensional
Global Policy Forum Briefing #43 Against the background of proliferating global crises and conflicts, a major issue for many world
The primary focus for many world leaders during the 80th UN General Assembly High-level Week (23 to 29 September 2025) was the crisis in multilateralism, the proliferation of conflicts and geopolitical and geo-economic tensions. Many argued against the “might is right” mentality prominent in many areas, notably the Security Council, and also manifest in multilateral trade and the international financial architecture. How these tensions will shape, and be shaped by, the UN80 Initiative will be played out during this 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
Bridging the gap between what is deliberated at the UN headquarters and how it translates into and impacts policy at
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched “UN80” on 11 March 2025 and Under Secretary-General Guy Ryder has recently emphasized how UN80 is “the
Starting with the Elements Paper in November 2022, 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) (Seville, Spain from 30
This briefing compares language from the Zero Draft and the 1st Revision (Rev.1), with publicly made statements from the Member States during the 3rd PrepCom to provide context on the changes.
Looking towards the 11th Session of the Expert Mechanism on Right to Development (EMRTD) (2-4 April 2025 at UNHQ) |
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Versión en español Bridging the gap between what is said and discussed at the UN headquarters and how that is
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The Pact for the Future (PFTF), the proposed outcome of the Summit of the Future, addresses Security Council reform in
The Summit of the Future (SOTF) will take place on 22-23 September 2024 at UNHQ in New York and has
Ahead of the Summit of the Future (SOTF) process, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a series of Policy Briefs to
Marina Lent and Saniya Mittal The Pact for the Future, the proposed outcome of the Summit of the Future, will
The Global Policy Watch Team
Member States have started negotiations on the Summit of the Future outcome document: the Pact for the Future. The process kicked off on 29 January 2024 with the co-facilitators’ presentation of the Zero Draft of the Pact and Member States’ reactions to the Zero Draft. Read more
The 3rd LLDC3 will be held on 18-21 June 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government.
This GPW briefing explores the pertinent issues and trajectory of the process, with the different priorities revealed in Member State statements. Read more
The Global Policy Watch Team
Considered a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to address inequities in global governance and reset international cooperation, the Summit of the Future (SoTF) will be a cornerstone among a series of high-level UN meetings in 2024. Read more
