GCF joins Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

Over the past two years the Global Challenges Foundation (GCF) has made a concerted effort to strengthen its work on Common Security. This work starts from the premise that protecting and upholding the international legal order is a strategic necessity for lasting peace and global security.

While defence matters, true and lasting security cannot be built on military strength alone, and preserving the multilateral system means safeguarding a world where peace is anchored in law, not strength.

In practical terms, this approach guides GCF’s support for projects and partnerships focused on four areas: (i) strengthening the global peace and security architecture, (ii) advancing international law for peaceful dispute resolution and accountability, (iii) improving global governance to manage existing and emerging security risks, and (iv) a better equipping the multilateral system to address climate and security challenges. This includes efforts to reduce and manage both long standing and emerging risks, from weapons of mass destruction to military uses of AI and multi domain escalation dynamics.

Given the catastrophic risks posed by nuclear weapons, and to deepen collaboration with leading partners in this space, GCF has joined the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers. The consortium is run by Carnegie Corporation of New York, and its founding members are Carnegie Corporation of New York, Founders Pledge, Longview Philanthropy, and PAX sapiens.

This new initiative has just awarded over USD 5 million to twelve projects from more than 500 applications submitted during the first call for proposals in mid 2025.

GCF is pleased to be involved as a funder in the second call for proposals, expected in spring 2026. Further information will be shared here, on our social media channels, and in our newsletter, which you can sign up for at the bottom of this page.