UN70: A New Agenda

Statements

Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico, and Norway — with the facilitative support of the Center on International Cooperation and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs — have joined efforts in the initiative UN70: A New Agenda with a view to presenting recommendations to the next UN Secretary-General (SG).

The initiative is led by the participating states, but has benefited from input from a number of experts and stakeholders both within and outside the UN system. The initiative has five key messages for #NextSG:

  1. Exercise strong and impartial leadership and show independence, accountability, efficiency and integrity as a manager.
  2. Place conflict prevention at the heart of the UN’s peace and security agenda.
  3. Push to implement Agenda 2030, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement through advocacy, coherent UN support and deeper partnerships.
  4. Adopt new approaches to effectively respond to humanitarian needs, while strengthening prevention, protection and resilience.
  5. Advocate for respect for human rights for all and reduce the implementation gap.

You can download this summary document to read the recommendations from this group in more detail.

More Resources

  • Publication: Analysis May 17, 2023 CIC Perspectives

    Managing Opportunities, Challenges, and Expectations for the New Agenda for Peace

    Ahead of the policy brief expected from the UN Secretariat in June 2023, this piece provides a historical glance at past UN reforms, identifies the primary challenges and opportunities the UN and its member states face as they undergo this process, and looks forward to the key priorities that can be taken up from a realistic and practical perspective. Highlighted is how the New Agenda for Peace “provides a rare opportunity for the United Nations to examine and reflect upon the totality of the peace and security work of the Organization to uncover and better understand the synergies and contradictions of the existing processes and structures.”

  • Publication: Policy Brief April 24, 2023

    Does the Present Interpretation of the UN Principles Cause Harm in Syria and Yemen?

    This policy brief takes a comparative examination of how the United Nations has adopted a paradoxical interpretation of its guiding principles to address the complex humanitarian crises in Syria and Yemen. It offers approaches that could change the course of international humanitarian operations and protect them from further politicization, weaponization, and diversion.

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