Updates
We regularly publish updates on matters such as global governance and global catastrophic risks, sourced from organisations with which we collaborate, as well as other international organisations operating in these areas.
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UNGA side-event 19th Sept: How to renew the UNCategory: Event Publication date: : 2023-09-18
UNGA side-event 19th Sept: How to renew the UN
Magnus Jiborn, the Global Challenges Foundation’s Head of Research, participates in an event on Tuesday where a high-level panel will discuss...
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'Connective tissue’ to tackle the global crisesCategory: Report / Paper Publication date: : 2023-09-14
'Connective tissue’ to tackle the global crises
Current global institutions grapple with the triple planetary crisis — climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. In this concept note...
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Young people tend to doubt democracyCategory: Report / Paper Publication date: : 2023-09-13
Young people tend to doubt democracy
A new global poll shows that Gen Z and millennials around the world hold the least faith in democracy of any age group, presenting a grave threat to its future.
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Closing the climate investment gapCategory: Update Publication date: : 2023-09-01
Closing the climate investment gap
Investments are in need around the globe to mitigate climate change, but it is in developing countries, where population growth...
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Summer time – reading timeCategory: Update Publication date: : 2023-08-01
Summer time – reading time
Take the opportunity to dive into some of the many highly interesting reports and papers from partners and collaborators to the foundation.
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A new peace agenda for a ‘multipolar world’Category: Update Publication date: : 2023-07-25
A new peace agenda for a ‘multipolar world’
The UN secretary general has outlined hos his vision of a more robust multilateral framework to boost peace and security, for a world in flux.
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Job opening – project managerCategory: Update Publication date: : 2023-07-12
Job opening – project manager
We are currently seeking a project manager in the field of common security and international law.
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Urgent need for global rules to drive green hydrogen revolutionCategory: Op-ed Publication date: : 2023-07-11
Urgent need for global rules to drive green hydrogen revolution
The pressing challenges of climate change and the energy crisis necessitate immediate action. As countries worldwide invest in green hydrogen,...
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India can become a green superpowerCategory: Op-ed Publication date: : 2023-06-28
India can become a green superpower
What are the stakes of the world's most important energy transition?
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Joyeeta Gupta wins the Spinoza PrizeCategory: Update Publication date: : 2023-06-12
Joyeeta Gupta wins the Spinoza Prize
Joyeeta Gupta, co-chair of the Earth Commission, has won the prestigious Spinoza Prize for her research into relationships between the climate crisis, potential solutions to it, and justice. The award is the highest distinction in Dutch science, and is known as the Dutch Nobel Prize.
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First ‘safe and just’ Earth boundaries quantifiedCategory: Report / Paper Publication date: : 2023-05-31
First ‘safe and just’ Earth boundaries quantified
New research provides guidance for leaders to operate within Earth’s finite limits. Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilisation and everything that lives on Earth, a new study from the Earth Commission and published in the journal Nature shows.
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New global prize to innovative governance projectCategory: Event Publication date: : 2023-05-30
New global prize to innovative governance project
The Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) has won the first edition of the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security established by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).