Closing the US$1.5 trillion gap: How FDI can help achieve the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

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From the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) in 2015 to the most recent Sevilla Commitment agreed at the International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the global community is aligned to leveraging FDI for sustainable development. In fact, the Sevilla Commitment elevated the role of FDI. While the AAAA positioned FDI as complementary to public finances for sustainable development...

Democracy Beyond Elections: Citizens’ Assemblies and Institutional Reform (18t Sept,2025)

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18 Sept,2025: Columbia World Projects, New America’s Political Reform program, and FIDE - North America invite you to join us for a webinar on Thursday, September 18th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST, exploring the past, present, and future of assemblies in America, and their role in broader institutional reform movements

CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS: LCIPP Annual Seventh-Generation Roundtable: Virtual Agenda-Setting Meeting for Indigenous youth and youth from local communities

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Collective Approach 3 (CA3) under the Baku Workplan of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) focuses on uplifting the voices of Indigenous youth and youth from local communities in the UNFCCC process and thus supporting intergenerational and global commitments to address climate change and restore the integrity of nature.

HRW: Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa Kills Journalists

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Israel, Yemen Authorities Targeting Media Workers Niku Jafarnia Bahrain and Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

United Nations revises 2026 regular budget proposal, pairing cost reductions with initial reform measures

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15 September 2025 UN Affairs The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative - a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective and resilient as it marks its 80th anniversary.

Verification for International AI Governance (Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative)

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The growing impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) are spurring states to consider international agreements that could help manage this rapidly evolving technology. The political feasibility of such agreements can hinge on their verifiability—the extent to which the states involved can determine whether other states are complying.

Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW)

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Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) is a new regional climate gathering activating the power of people to drive meaningful change from September 28th to October 4th 2025.

Cross-regional group of states ready to start treaty negotiations on autonomous weapons

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The second meeting of 2025 of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Autonomous Weapons concludes with a crucial show of political will to move toward legal safeguards against automated killing

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