United Nations

Antonio Guterres speaks during Summit of the Future

Politics & Society

Is the UN’s Pact for the Future a breakdown or a breakthrough?

The 56 recommendations in the United Nations’ Pact for the Future come amid warnings that “the world is at an inflection point in history”

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Politics & Society

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Episode 1: The threat to our global public institutions

In this Episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge we ask what role do global public institutions such as the United Nations and the International Court of Justice play in a crisis-riddled world?

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Environment

COP28 is a global stocktake of climate change

This year’s international climate change conference could disappoint or deliver meaningful actions to combat the climate emergency and support adaptation measures

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Politics & Society

A breakthrough for justice and peace

A new UN agenda makes transformational international policy within reach and with it goals of peace, security and stability

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Environment

We can do more to restore our freshwater ecosystems

Stronger community participation and adaptive management of Australia’s waterways are crucial for meeting the UN’s ecosystem goals

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Politics & Society

Making common cause

Amid worsening conflicts and global challenges, members of the United Nations are backing new efforts to revive multilateralism through “Our Common Agenda.”

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Under the Microscope

Adjudicating international disputes

International law expert and Laureate Professor Hilary Charlesworth has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice – the first Australian woman in the United Nations body

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Environment

Without sustainable cities, global development goals will fail

Australian cities are integrating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into their own COVID-19 Recovery Plans, using local action to drive global sustainability

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Politics & Society

Celebrating 75 years: The UN’s past and future

It’s 75 years since the United Nations was formed in 1945 after the Second World War, and one of its major achievements is to have survived for so long

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Politics & Society

Principles aren’t enough when human rights meet business

The United Nation’s Guiding Principles on business and human rights are struggling to gain traction in places where abuses are just business-as-usual for powerful elites