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New think tank on the structure of the United Nations and global governance established

Secretariat, 30. junio 2017

Earlier this year, a new think tank was established in Brussels that intends to provide research and policy recommendations concerning the Charter and structure of the United Nations. A focus of the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research (CUNCR) will be to identify and promote […]

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Taller sobre una Asamblea Parlamentaria de Naciones Unidas llevado a cabo en la República Dominicana

Secretariat, 1. junio 2017

El pasado 26 de Marzo, se celebró un taller sobre una Asamblea Parlamentaria de Naciones Unidas (UNPA por su sigla en inglés) en la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo en la República Dominicana. 54 abogados del programa de maestría participaron del evento y discutieron una […]

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Guidelines for a classroom exercise on a UN Parliamentary Assembly

Secretariat, 26. abril 2017

The co-conveners of the World Government Research Network, Luis Cabrera and James Thompson, have prepared a simulation exercise on the issue of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) that may be of use for classroom teaching.The suggested exercise engages students in evidence-based debate on whether […]

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Boutros-Ghali Observatory launched in Paris

Secretariat, 19. abril 2017

Inaugurated at an event in Paris on March 31, the Boutros-Ghali Observatory is a new initiative promoted by the French, Canadian and Belgian governments which seeks to improve peacekeeping operations in Francophone countries. As many as 7 out of 16 United Nations peace operations are […]

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Global Parliament of Mayors launched, attracts support

Secretariat, 1. marzo 2017

The Global Parliament of Mayors has recently welcomed in its ranks its new high-profile member, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles. The GPM was founded last September 2016, based on the ideas outlined by political theorist Benjamin Barber in his 2013 book, “If Mayors Ruled […]

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Prize competition for innovative models of global governance

Secretariat, 6. febrero 2017

The Global Challenges Foundation, founded in 2012 in Sweden, announced last November the launch of the ‘New Shape’ competition. The prize rewards the model of international governance which would address most efficiently urgent global threats such as “climate change, large-scale environmental degradation, violent conflict and […]

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Ibrahim Gambari highlights need for a UN Parliamentary Network at Stanley Foundation conference

Secretariat, 4. noviembre 2016

Each year the Stanley Foundation in Washington D.C. convenes its Strategy for Peace Conference on policy challenges in key global issue areas with experts from the public and private sectors.In the keynote address to this year's 57th conference from October 26-28, the co-chair of the […]

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