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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 10h
CIC’s Joris de Mooji unpacks the latest progress made by the #UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, finalized by their recent September summary note, and looks towards what the future brings for #AIGovernance in the months ahead. 🔗 cic.nyu.edu/resources/th... @unodet.bsky.social
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The UN Has Built a Universal Forum for AI Governance. What Should It Do With It? | Center on International Cooperation
AI is developing across borders, but governments and companies are not in consensus about risks, safeguards required, and who should set them.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 17h
⚖️ Justice actors were largely absent from the UN’s AI governance dialogue. #NYUCIC’s Fernando Marani and Nate Edwards ask who will enforce AI rules and whether remedies will be accessible to all. Read more: cic.nyu.edu/resources/go... #AIGovernance #AccessToJustice #HumanRights
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌐 At #UNGA81, the UN80 Global Group adopted a roadmap for the next UN Secretary-General, focused on stronger leadership, sustainable finances, and greater impact. CIC’s Betty Wainaina presented its highlights. #NYUCIC serves as the group’s secretariat. More: cic.nyu.edu/program/un80/ #UN80
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌍 At #UNGA81, #NYUCIC’s Paul Smoke argued that local governments need funding that reflects the services communities rely on. A proposed International Panel on Inequality could help agencies act on shared evidence. #Inequality #FightInequality #Multilateralism
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🤖 AI is changing immigration policy. Who gets a say in how it’s used? 📅 On October 7, join #NYUCIC at the NYU Migration Network’s annual conference for a conversation with scholars, journalists, and NYC community advocates. Register ⤵️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #AI #Migration #Immigration
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🤖 How is AI shaping immigration policy, and who gets a say? Join #NYUCIC on October 7 for the NYU Migration Network conference, featuring scholars, journalists, and NYC community advocates. Register ⤵️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #AI #Migration
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🇺🇳 The next #UNSG will inherit an institution whose ambitions exceed its resources. A new paper by #NYUCIC’s Thibault Camelli & @ronpatz.bsky.social examines the UN’s structural financing crisis and outlines reforms based on who can implement them. Read: cic.nyu.edu/resources/fi... #UNFinancing
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Financing the United Nations | Center on International Cooperation
The paper organizes reform options according to who actually has the authority to implement them, and highlights practical next steps.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🤖 Tech firms have a seat at the AI governance table. But who gets access and who is accountable? #NYUCIC’s Thibault Camelli, Joris de Mooij, and Nur Laiq, together with Dr. Anda Bologa, explore how to tap private-sector expertise without letting economic power dictate influence. #AIGovernance
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Tech at the Table | Center on International Cooperation
This paper examines how private-sector participation in multilateral AI governance can support knowledge, accountability, and implementation.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
⚖️ How can justice systems harness AI while protecting #HumanRights & keeping people at the center? With a new grant from @pjmfdn.bsky.social, @sdg16.plus will develop a global people-centered justice & #AI framework, then work with 3️⃣ countries to adapt & pilot it. ⤵️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/pa...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Indonesia 🇮🇩 created 18 million new jobs between 2018 and 2024, yet its middle class shrank from 22.5% to 17.2%. Why is this? ⏩ Download our new policy brief to learn more🔻 cic.nyu.edu/resources/in... #PublicPolicy #MiddleClass #EconomicGrowth #LaborMarket #SocialProtection
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🇺🇳 It’s that time of year again: #UNGA is returning to New York, bringing vital conversations to the city. We’ve curated a selection of insightful events for our community + look forward to connecting with you in the weeks ahead. Learn more ▶️ cic.nyu.edu/events/un-ge...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🤖 AI is reshaping international peace and security, but is the UN Security Council ready? A new #NYUCIC piece identifies 5️⃣ practical gaps limiting its response to AI-enabled conflict and offers realistic ways to move from awareness to action. 🔗 Read: cic.nyu.edu/resources/aw... #ArtificialIntel
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Aware but Unwired | Center on International Cooperation
This new report examines the United Nations Security Council in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and conflict.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎉 Four promotions at NYU’s Center on International Cooperation! . Fernando Marani → Deputy Director . Luisa Portugal & Thibault Camelli → Senior Program Officers . Joris de Mooij → Program Officer Join us in congratulating them as #NYUCIC marks 30 years and joins NYU Wagner! cic.nyu.edu/people/
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🤖 AI governance is about power, equity, sovereignty, & who gets a say. 🌐 In an interview with the UN Foundation’s [Re]Group, #NYUCIC Non-Resident Fellow Dr. Nur Laiq explores how the UN can advance inclusive, accountable AI governance. 📖 Read: open.substack.com/pub/regroupp... #AIGovernance
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Governing the Machine
This interview with Dr. Nur Laiq explores the United Nation's position to govern Artificial Intelligence and the role of the next Secretary-General.
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Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies @sdg16.plus · 25/08/2026
🎉 Introducing Cohort 3️⃣ of the #YoungJusticeLeaders! Please welcome these amazing global changemakers working actively to achieve #PeopleCenteredJustice for all 🌐. ✨ Meet them + learn about the Young Justice Leaders program at Pathfinders: www.sdg16.plus/young-justic.... #SDG16Plus #YouthLead
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🇺🇳 How can the next United Nations Secretary-General restore coherence and participation at the UN given its current “process overload?” In the first of 5 pieces, CIC experts examine this concept in order to chart a practical reform roadmap for the next #UNSG. Explore ⬇️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/ho...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
💰 In this new guest blog, Lucia Makamure breaks down why Africa’s debt crisis is a question of rights—featuring lessons learned from Ghana’s debt crisis. READ: cic.nyu.edu/resources/wh... #Inequality #DebtCrisis #InternationalFinancing
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Why Africa’s Debt Crisis Is a Question of Rights | Center on International Cooperation
How can we take a people-centered approach for Africa’s debt reform agenda after the adoption of African Union’s Harare Declaration.
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Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies @sdg16.plus · 20/07/2026
🏙️ 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.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
💰🇺🇳 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
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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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📊 #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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
💬 "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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🤔 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.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
💡 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.
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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 25/06/2026
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, 🇲🇦.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🙌 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.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🙌 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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🚨 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...
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Thant Myint-U @thantmyintu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“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...
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How to Prevent the Next World War
A Conversation With Thant Myint-U
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“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...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
🤔 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...
A People-Centered Justice Approach to Implementing AI Governance: How the Justice Sector Can Support Inclusive, Equitable, and Enforceable AI Governance by Nate Edwards & Stacey Cram. Read now. Background photo with purple tint and grain of a lightbulb. CIC logo on top left.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚀 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...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
💰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...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
💡 #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.
A People-Centered Justice Approach to Implementing AI Governance: How the Justice Sector Can Support Inclusive, Equitable, and Enforceable AI Governance by Nate Edwards & Stacey Cram. Read now. Background photo with purple tint and grain of a lightbulb. CIC logo on top left.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🌍 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
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🤔 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...
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🤔 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:
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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. 🔻
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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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
💬 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!
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🌍 @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
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A Congolese militia wants to sell critical minerals to Donald Trump
The pitch by M23, exclusively revealed to The Economist, belies the rebels’ weaknesses
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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 ⤵️
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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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🇺🇳 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. 📝
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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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🇺🇳 Can austerity save the #UN? @thibaultc.bsky.social argues budget cuts are “death by a thousand cuts” for the UN... which: ❗Avoids political responsibility 🟫 Undermines delivery and reform 💸 Creates a persistent incentive to free ride What should the next #UNSG do? Read for more on this👇
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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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
💻 As #AIGovernance fragments across private, national, and regional initiatives, the UN’s Global Dialogue aims to restore coherence. This recent policy brief from @thibaultc.bsky.social + Joris de Mooij proposes a roadmap and explains how the Dialogue should be sequenced from the start. ⏬
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Guidance for the New Global Dialogue on AI Governance | Center on International Cooperation
This brief proposes an integrated, sequenced, UN-anchored, multistakeholder roadmap for the new Annual Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyucic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The United Nations Foundation has just launched a new platform for ideas, debate, and solutions for the future of global cooperation: [Re]Group: A Playbook for Turbulent Times. 🔎 Explore analysis and more—including from CIC experts—on the future of the UN and race for UN Secretary-General!
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[Re]Group | Substack
[Re]Group: A Playbook for Turbulent Times is a platform for ideas and debate about the future of global cooperation. Open access to all, free of charge, and free to share. Click to read [Re]Group, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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