How Can the United Nations Escape Process Overload?
The next Secretary-General takes office on January 1, 2027, in a UN whose governance architecture has become so congested that it impairs the Organization's ability to act—a process overload.
Policy Guidance for Effective National Prevention Strategies
NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC), in partnership with the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), has developed a new tool to support countries in designing national prevention strategies and better aligning international support behind these efforts.
Korea Environment Institute and CIC to Advance Local Climate and Environmental Finance.
The Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) have announced a new collaboration to advocate for reforms to the global financial architecture, with the goal of unlocking funding and financing for development, environmental action, and climate resilience at the local level.
NYU Center on International Cooperation at 30 to Join NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
CIC is joining the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service after a long and constructive tenure at NYU Arts & Science. This strategic transition to a prominent graduate school of public service, founded in 1938, will facilitate mutually productive CIC-Wagner engagement and support CIC in broadening its mission and strengthening its influence in the New York and global public service communities.
Multilateral Action to Prevent Crisis and Build Peace, Justice, and Inclusion.
The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) is a research center and think tank that, for over two decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.
2024–2026 Business Plan
Through our programming and work, CIC seeks to inform and strengthen collaborative approaches and/or collaboration among national governments, international organizations, and the wider policy community to build trust, prevent and respond to crises—and advance peace, justice, and inclusion at all levels. Find out the practical and actionable ways we are striving towards this goal through our latest business plan.
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No Neutral Number: The Politics of Defining and Measuring Inequality
This piece follows that choice through three moments. Before anyone can reduce inequality, someone has to define it, decide how to measure it, and choose how to respond; and none of those steps are neutral.
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Why Africa’s Debt Crisis Is a Question of Rights
How can we take a people-centered approach to Africa’s debt reform agenda after the adoption of the African Union’s Harare Declaration on the Dialogue on Debt Sustainability and Reform?
Lucia Makamure
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How the Revised UN Credit-Return Methodology Works: A Short Explainer
This short explainer examines the UN General Assembly's newly adopted credit-return methodology, approved on a four-year trial basis in June 2026. It highlights what has changed, what has not, and what it means for the Organization's financial management.
Thibault Camelli
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UN Peace Operations Gone Broke: How the United Nations’ Financial Crisis is Dismantling Peace Operations
This new analysis looks at how the financial crisis at the United Nations (UN) is impacting peace operations. UN peacekeeping is being scaled back without any political decision to do so.
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Back to Basics: What the United Nations Cannot Afford to Lose
What are the "ABC" fundamentals of the United Nations (UN) organization? This new analysis unpacks agenda, boundaries, and capacity—the real “A, B, Cs” of any serious return to basics for the UN. Together, they distinguish between reform that clarifies the Organization's purpose and reform that erodes its ability to fulfill it.
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September 24, 2026
CIC at 30: Local Governance for Global Impact
As the NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) celebrates its 30th anniversary, we reflect on three decades of work at NYU Arts & Science and mark an exciting new chapter as CIC joins the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Building on this legacy, this high-level event will focus on advancing more effective, inclusive, and accountable international cooperation in a rapidly changing world. A particular challenge is ensuring that negotiated global agreements are prioritized and translated into on-the-ground action that supports development and improves people’s lives.
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