UNU-CPR at the 2026 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings on global growth, debt and development finance. Today at 3:30 PM EST, Nicole Goldin will speak at an @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social panel. Engagements: unu.edu/cpr/news/unu... | Watch: www.youtube.com/live/98hUFps...

IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings kick off this week. Nicole Goldin outlines 5 signals to watch – from growth to development finance and middle powers, speaking today at @AtlanticCouncil (3:30 PM EST). 📺→ www.youtube.com/live/98hUFps... Find out more 📖→ unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

We were delighted to welcome a group of students from @utaustin.bsky.social to the UNU-CPR office for a discussion on the history of the United Nations and on key challenges and opportunities shaping the multilateral system today. We wish the UT students well with their UTNY Program. #UN

📢 Deadline extended! We’re hiring a Head of Digital and Frontier Technologies at UNU-CPR to lead work on AI governance, digital economies, and emerging tech. 🗓 New deadline: Sunday, 12 April 2026, 12 PM (New York time) 📍 New York 🔗 Apply here → careers.unu.edu/o/head-digit...

From middle powers to sovereign debt and credit ratings, UNU-CPR is shaping key policy debates at the 2026 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings. 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/news/unu... #DevelopmentFinance #IMF #WorldBank #SpringMeetings

Dr. Daniel Cash argues that gaps in economic data often shape how credit rating agencies assess countries – particularly disadvantaging developing economies – in The Conversation U.S. 🔗→ theconversation.com/countries-su...

Yesterday UNU-CPR convened a Global Governance Policy Dialogue with Simon Chesterman on the rising challenge of misinformation and disinformation. 🎧 Stay tuned for a #MultilateralismUNpacked podcast soon. 🌐 Learn more about #GGI here 🔗→ governanceinsights.unu.edu

🎙️ In this episode of Multilateralism UNpacked, UNU-CPR Director Dr. David Passarelli is joined by Professor Inken von Borzyskowski to discuss state exit from international organizations. 🎧🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/multimed... #multilateralism #MultilateralismUNpacked

The Charter of the United Nations empowers the General Assembly to play a key role in maintaining international peace and security, complementing the Security Council. This report analyzes how the GA has responded to conflict and crisis situations 📘 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/report/g...

As South Sudan stands on the brink of renewed civil war, UN peacekeeping is being scaled back. Erica Gaston and Catharina Nickel explore how funding shortfalls are forcing “transitions” without planning 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

At yesterday’s UN #ECOSOC Special Meeting on #CreditRatings, Daniel Cash highlighted how governance – debt disclosure, fiscal oversight, and multilateral frameworks – shapes sovereign credit assessments. 🔗 Read the brief: unu.edu/cpr/brief/go...

In his latest blog in @ipinstGO, Adam Day argues that candidates for the next UN Secretary-General should engage in Geneva as well as New York. Read more → theglobalobservatory.org/2026/03/un-s... #UN #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance

Sovereign credit ratings decide how expensive – or affordable – borrowing is for countries. A new policy brief authored by Daniel Cash explores how debt disclosure, fiscal oversight, and multilateral frameworks influence credit assessments. 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/brief/go...

This morning, Michael Franczak welcomed students from Professor Julia Gray’s International Political Economy seminar at University of Pennsylvania for an introduction to the work of UNU‑CPR and our Global Governance Innovation (#GGI) platform: governanceinsights.unu.edu

UNU-CPR was pleased to host students from @newyorkuniversity.bsky.social for a briefing on global governance and multilateral cooperation. Learn more through UNU-CPR’s Global Governance Innovation Platform: governanceinsights.unu.edu

The Ice Memory Sanctuary in Antarctica marks a milestone in safeguarding Earth’s climate archives. By preserving glacier ice cores for #futuregenerations. 🌍❄️ Authored by @icememory_ 🔗 Read more: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

"Middle Powers" are quietly shaping the next playbook for gender-equal growth. In a new piece for the Atlantic Council , Dr. Nicole Goldin explores how pragmatic coalitions and domestic reforms can drive inclusive economic growth. Read more: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

📢 We’re hiring! UNU-CPR is seeking a Head of Digital and Frontier Technologies to lead our research and policy engagement on digital transformation and emerging technologies shaping the multilateral system. 📍 New York | Apply by 10 April 2026. 🔗 careers.unu.edu/o/head-digit...

🎙️ In this episode of Multilateralism UNpacked, Daouia Chalali speaks with Professor Edith Brown Weiss of Georgetown University, a pioneer of intergenerational equity – the idea that we must safeguard the planet so future generations can meet their own needs. 🎧 Listen: unu.edu/cpr/multimed...

A new UNU‑CPR paper with @fesonline.bsky.social examines the increasingly central role of #MiddlePowers in global development cooperation. Authored by Dr. Nicole Goldin and Irfana Khatoon. 🔗 Read the report: unu.edu/cpr/report/u...

How is long‑term governance taking shape around the world? UNU‑CPR Geneva’s new Future Generations Platform, built by Academii, brings it into view. Find out more 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/news/fut... #FutureGenerations #GlobalGovernance #UnitedNations #PolicyInnovation

How can the #UN navigate an era of “messy multilateralism”? Last week, Dr. David Passarelli joined @britishacademy.bsky.social and the @carnegieendowment.org for a workshop on Global (Dis)order, sharing insights from UNU‑CPR’s Global Governance Innovation Platform, 🔗→ governanceinsights.unu.edu

In @reuters.com, Dr. Adam Day says the US appointment of a new ambassador to the UN in Geneva could signal renewed engagement with multilateral institutions. Diplomats see the move as a cautious but positive step toward stronger US–UN relations. 🔗 → www.reuters.com/world/appoin...

The development system is being reshaped by funding cuts & geopolitical strain. "Middle powers" may determine whether the system adapts or fragments. @nicolegoldin.bsky.social in @devex.com explains: www.devex.com/news/middle-...

Debates on moving beyond GDP are gaining new visibility. The UN’s High‑Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP is one step toward that shift. Read the full analysis by Nicole Goldin and Daouia Chalali 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

🎙️ In this episode of Multilateralism UNpacked, Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs reflects on what it means to govern #AI at a moment when the technology is outpacing institutions, and why capacity, coherence and public‑interest leadership matter. 🎧 unu.edu/cpr/multimed...

🎙️ Episode 8 of Multilateralism UNpacked features Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs on how #AI is reshaping global governance – from conflict and disinformation to development and institutional capacity. 🎧 unu.edu/cpr/multimed... @ununiversity.bsky.social

What does progress mean in a world facing climate shocks, inequality and uncertainty? 🌍 As the UN debates moving beyond GDP, new approaches to measuring well-being, governance and planetary health could reshape how we define success. 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos... @ununiversity.bsky.social

Rising great power tensions are testing the global order in real time. In World Politics Review, Adam Day argues the UN’s survival now depends on refocusing outward – on deconfliction, diplomacy and preventing escalation in 2026. 🔗 → www.worldpoliticsreview.com/united-natio...

Yesterday at UN Headquarters, @unuinweh.bsky.social and the PM of Canada to the UN convened the launch of "Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post‑Crisis Era", followed by a Water Policy Roundtable ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference. 🔗→ unu.edu/inweh/collec...

UNU‑CPR hosted a workshop today as part of its ongoing series examining how the UN #GeneralAssembly’s past tools and practice on peace and security can inform and strengthen its future engagement in responding to conflict and crisis. 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/project/...

Today at the World Economic Forum in #Davos we launched Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity – a flagship report produced by UNU-CPR for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/project/... #WEF #AIforGood #UNUCPR #ITU

How can AI advance sustainable development in contexts constrained by limited infrastructure, connectivity and resources? A new blog explores how lightweight, task-specific AI tools offer a practical pathway forward: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

On Monday, during the World Economic Forum, ITU will host a fireside chat to mark the launch of Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity – the new ITU "AI for Good" flagship report, developed by UNU-CPR. 🗓️ 19 January 🕛 18:15 CET 📍Davos Register 🔗→ www.aihousedavos.com/registration

On Wednesday, 14 January at 10:00 a.m. ET, Nicole Goldin, PhD will join the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's GeoEconomics Center for the launch of “A three-billion-person challenge: An untapped global market for financial services.” 🔗 www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-thre...

⚖️ How can scientific consensus keep pace with frontier technologies? This brief explores what it takes to build credible, independent and adaptive consensus mechanisms for fast‑moving fields like AI. 📘 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/brief/fo... #SciencePolicy #AI #GlobalGovernance #UNUCPR

UNU-CPR will actively contribute to critical policy dialogues during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) in Seville 30 June - 3 July. 🌐 Full details and further research here: unu.edu/cpr/event/fo...

🎙️ Multilateralism UNpacked: the podcast A UNU-CPR series exploring global challenges and the solutions needed to strengthen the multilateral system. Listen now: unu.edu/cpr/multilat... #MultilateralismUNpacked #UNUCPR #FfD4

A new blog in UNU-CPR’s series on future generations argues this week's 2025 UN Ocean Conference is a turning point, calling for urgent action on today’s crises and long-term governance to protect the ocean: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

Dr. Eduardo Albrecht, Senior Fellow at UNU-CPR, reflects on the emerging use of #AIagents in humanitarian contexts, and addresses concerns around inclusion and authenticity. More: unu.edu/cpr/workshop...

Dr. Michael Franczak, Senior Researcher at UNU-CPR, sits down with Marc Uzan, Executive Director of the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee, to explore the origins, innovations, and impact of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB).

United Nations University is proud to endorse the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs, an instrumental document which aims to orient #AI with global sustainable development goals. 📘 The Declaration is available here: bmz-digital.global/wp-content/u...

As part of Standard Chartered Bank's Global Learning Week 2025, Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR, joined a high-profile panel moderated by actor and former White House official Kal Penn to promote ethical , inclusive #AI innovation.

What is the Financial Stability Board, and why does it matter? In this conversation, Professor Daniel Bradlow from the University of Pretoria explains how the forum born after the Asian financial crisis became a force in global finance, and how its model could reshape the #G20.

At the inaugural Digital Humanism in Vienna, Dr. David Passarelli, Director of UNU-CPR, hosted a panel on the future of digital governance, as part of the Global Governance Innovation Platform: unu.edu/cpr/project/...

Aisha Dicko, Head of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement – a collaboration between the World Bank and UNHCR – discusses efforts to improve #data transparency and support for displaced populations.

Yesterday, UNU-CPR, together with the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and UNDP, convened a multistakeholder consultation to introduce the draft Hamburg Declaration on Responsible #AI for the #SDGs and gather an initial round of inputs.

On Tuesday, during the during the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the 2025 International Conference on Financing for Development (#FFD4), UNU-CPR and UN DESA co-hosted an official side event at UN Headquarters examining credit ratings in sustainable development investment.

This morning’s roundtable, hosted by UNU-CPR w/ #UNDESA, @unctad.bsky.social & France, brought renewed energy to efforts to reform the global sovereign debt architecture. Participants revisited decades of proposals for a multilateral debt mechanism, drawing lessons for FfD4 negotiations.

Join us tomorrow for a UNU-CPR Side Event at UNHQ on "Credit ratings and sustainable development investment" 🕐 13:15–14:30 (EDT) 🗓 29 April 2025 📍 United Nations Headquarters 🔗 Find out more: unu.edu/cpr/side-eve...