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The Association is a not-for-profit independent think-tank, the primary mission of which is to provide research and policy recommendations concerning the Charter and the structure of the United Nations (UN) in the direction of achieving the Charter Preamble’s “we the peoples” ideals and objectives and towards its constitutionalization.
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CUNCR at COP27
CUNCR at COP27 CUNCR at COP27 In November 06 – 18 2022, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of […]
Crash Course on Climate Governance – Restarted
Crash Course on Climate Governance – Restarted
CUNCR Presentation: 10th UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
CUNCR Presentation: 10th UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference CUNCR Presentation: 10th UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Cuncr’s event at the 10th NPT Conference: African perspectives on Human security: United Nations Charter Reform for Democracy and a World Free of Nuclear Weapons Download NPT 2022 – UN NY – CUNCR Outcome document The 2022 […]
Ukraine Crisis is First a UN Constitutional Crisis
Ukraine Crisis is First a UN Constitutional Crisis CUNCR STATEMENT ON THE WAR IN EUROPE February 27, 2022 Ukraine Crisis is First a UN Constitutional Crisis “The United Nations was created during the war to end all future wars”, this was Secretary General’s sad admission, after the Security Council resolution SC/14808, that the UN once […]
We know climate science and we know what needs to be done to end Climate Emergency. But who is in charge of the global governance of climate?
We know climate science and we know what needs to be done to end Climate Emergency. But who is in charge of the global governance of climate? COP26: Ruling the Climate-The San Francisco Promise We know climate science and we know what needs to be done to end Climate Emergency. But who is in charge […]
CUNCR at COY16 and COP26
CUNCR at COY16 and COP26 CLIMATE DEMOCRACY NOW! OUR MISSION: TAKING THE SAN FRANCISCO ACHIEVEMENTS PROMISE TO GLASGOW- N OBJECTIVES – Networking with organizations and agents of national governments. – Partner for the implementation of reforestation projects in global south with private or public entities. – Meet youth from all latitudes, to involve them in […]
UN Climate Change Conference of the Youth (COY 16)
UN Climate Change Conference of the Youth (COY 16) CLIMATE DEMOCRACY NOW! OUR MISSION: TAKING THE SAN FRANCISCO PROMISE TO GLASGOW SOME OF OUR 15 YOUTH DELEGATES TO COP26 México/ Naomi Flores López Iran / Faranak Pashaei Brazil/ Joyce Méndez Cameroon/ Jean Felix Eboo England/ Charlie Marsh USA/ Eston Mckeague Israel/ Moran Sol Broza Portugal/ […]
OPENING TO OMNILATERALISM Democratic governance for all, from local to global with stakeholders
OPENING TO OMNILATERALISM Democratic governance for all, from local to global with stakeholders After a century of only western-inspired multi-lateralism, its much criticised 75-years old stronghold, the United Nations, needs a new narrative: omni-lateralism. The right vehicle is omnibus — for and by all –, firstly, to widen the way for input of more ideas […]
European Union Sponsored, the European Development Days on 15-16 June 2021
European Union Sponsored, the European Development Days on 15-16 June 2021 Biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation are defining challenges of our generation and require more coordinated and incisive international efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the interlinkages between human health and an healthy planet. The post COVID recovery should be an opportunity to build back greener […]
Omnilateralism CUNCR Intervention at Dr. Wolfgang Pape Roundtable with The Academic Council on the United Nations System ACUNS 24 June 2021
Omnilateralism CUNCR Intervention at Dr. Wolfgang Pape Roundtable with The Academic Council on the United Nations System ACUNS 24 June 2021 For more info click here: https://acuns.org/ https://acuns.org/annual-meeting-2021/?mc_cid=e9c2cac5a2&mc_eid=9f0a1dd77e
India’s Expiration Date for the UN Security Council—Rediscovered
India’s Expiration Date for the UN Security Council—Rediscovered You don’t have to be amongst the tens of millions of people who have died or been maimed in international armed conflicts since World War II to know that the United Nations Security Council is not working. It is also no secret to UN bosses such as […]
How Democracy Survives The Crises of the Nation State
How Democracy Survives The Crises of the Nation State The Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University October 28-30 2020 How Democracy Survives: The Crises of the Nation-State symposium organized by the Pardee Center at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies titled ‘How Democracy Survives: The Crises of the […]
CUNCR’s Upcoming Events at The European Paraliament
CUNCR’s Upcoming Events at The European Paraliament:
CLIMATE DEMOCRACY & JUSTICE SUMMIT: Taking Global Governance to the Next Level
The Center for United Nations Constitutional Research warmly invites you to its third annual seminar in its ongoing series on International Climate Justice.
Outcome document of the Climate Justice & Democracy Summit
From July 19th to 27th, the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research held the Climate Democracy and Justice Summit. The third annual conference in its Climate Justice series.
UN Security Council Reform Symposium 2020-2021 Steering Committee
UN Security Council Reform Symposium 2019-2020 – Steering Committee UN Security Council Reform Steering Committee Following the Preparatory Conference in October 2018, CUNCR and its partners have now embarked on a series of steering committee meetings to organize symposiums in 2019 and 2020 on this topic.The steering committee consists of the NGO and academic partners […]
Paris Peace Forum
From November 11-13, some of the members of the Upholding the San Francisco Promise working group were invited to attend the Paris Peace Forum with the generous…
How to Assemble Parliamentary Assemblies Bringing International Parliamentary Institutions To the next Level
One of the least acknowledged developments in the past decades is the growing importance and prevalence of international parliamentary institutions (IPIs) and their…
Global Governance Of Climate: Fit for Purpose?
The Center for United Nations Constitutional Research warmly invites you to its second annual seminar in its ongoing series on International Climate Justice.
International Law Clinic
Rather than being the product of global citizens acting within a transparently representative legal framework, international law continues to be forged by states in a piecemeal and opaque fashion. This has led to a fragmented international legal regime characterized by conflicts in norms and jurisdictions, and which lacks those principles commonly associated with domestic legal systems…
Global Governance Laboratory
In the absence of global government, “global governance” is more of an experiment carried out by state governments co-existing and ruling the world, rather than a democratic, unitary or federal model, in which the world’s citizens enjoy direct representation.
