Africa's WTO Moment
"Today’s world trade is rigged against Africa. It is time for the developing world finally to have its chance."
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Recovery and Renewal at the UN
Madeleine Albright and Ibrahim Gambari | Rising nationalism raises a significant risk that the UN system’s structure and institutions, essential but in need of repair and rejuvenation, may instead be left to decline, decay, and even collapse
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A Course Correction: Joe Biden's Approach To Trade
Susan Ariel Aaronson | "The most dramatic change from a Biden administration will be to stop relying on trade policies to solve non-trade problems."
How to Govern The New Digital Domain?
Oscar Jonsson and Taylor Owen | "Our global governance system was built for the tangible world, and governments have been far too slow to adapt laws and regulations to build an equitable digital economy."
China's trolling diplomats
Alain Frachon | Chinese diplomats no longer dine with the observers of the international scene; they vehemently ‘trolls’ on social media—those same social media sites that are banned in China.
Taking Venezuela's Human Rights Crisis Seriously
Marta Valiñas, Francisco Cox Vial and Paul Seils | UN Special Rapporteurs: "Venezuelan state actors have committed large-scale human rights violations, some of which amount to crimes against humanity."
Can Vaccines be Allocated on Non-Racist Terms
A. Kayum Ahmed | It will take much more than a vaccine to address the systemic injustices of white supremacy. But an antiracist allocation framework could be a step toward rethinking the race-neutral ideology that shapes the global health architecture.
Returning To Multilateralism
Ban Ki-moon | COVID-19 has shone a light on the acute vulnerabilities of a deeply interconnected world. No country, regardless of its size, wealth, or technological sophistication, can tackle this crisis alone.
Geneva: The home of Lost Causes
Daniel Warner | Anniversaries call for celebrations. The 75th anniversary of the United Nations was supposed to be the event of 2020 for the multilateral system. The list of scheduled events and publications is too long to mention. Should we celebrate? What is there to celebrate?
Building Back Better: Equality at the Centre
Alicia Bárcena, Guy Ryder adn Tatiana Valovaya | The pandemic is hitting disproportionately women and the most vulnerable population groups, especially the poorest, many of whom work in the informal economy.