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Governing for the End of the Month or the End of the World? Leverage Points to Overcome Governance Myopia
Beyond growth: how can governance systems be transformed to support a human-rights economy? New UNU-CPR paper sets out pathway.
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Moving from Crisis Management to Resource Mobilization in the UN80 Process
At its 80th anniversary, the United Nations faces an “untenable” financial trajectory and explores options to mobilize funding.
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General Assembly Responses to Conflict and Crisis Situations
A Follow-on Research Initiative to Assembly for Peace: A Digital Handbook on the UN General Assembly’s Past Practice on Peace and Security
Policy Brief
Governance Developments Shaping Sovereign Credit Assessments
How governance structures shape sovereign credit assessments and the transmission of reforms into ratings.
Policy Brief
Why do Countries Walk Away from International Organizations? And What do Current Breakups Mean for Global Politics?
An analysis shows that withdrawals from international organizations are often strategic, costly, and temporary.
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Understanding Middle Powers in Development Cooperation
Capabilities, behaviors and values drive a new era of development leadership.
Policy Brief
Deep-sea Mining
Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.
Policy Brief
Verification of Frontier AI Models
Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.
Policy Brief
Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies
Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.
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Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity: Robotics, Geospatial AI and Communications Networks
How AI can advance human and planetary well‑being through responsible deployment.