NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC)
@nyucic.bsky.social
Research center housed at nyu.edu 🏫 | Strengthening global cooperation for peace, justice, and inclusion 🕊️ ⚖️ 🌐 | #NYUCIC
We host: @sdg16.plus | @gec-crg.bsky.social | @gensac.network
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We host: @sdg16.plus | @gec-crg.bsky.social | @gensac.network
cic.nyu.edu
How is the international “AI race” playing out in the Global South?
Following the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Branka Panic + other Stimson Center Fellows reflect on the opportunities & challenges in developing & deploying #AI in the Global South, both in 2026 & beyond.
Following the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Branka Panic + other Stimson Center Fellows reflect on the opportunities & challenges in developing & deploying #AI in the Global South, both in 2026 & beyond.
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC)
❓How can the justice sector support effective AI governance on the ground, and how can we harness AI to increase equal #AccessToJustice?
🌟 On Feb 5, join us for two expert panels to discuss these two gaps in the discourse on #AI, governance, and #justice.
RSVP now! 🔽
www.sdg16.plus/events/ai-fo...
🌟 On Feb 5, join us for two expert panels to discuss these two gaps in the discourse on #AI, governance, and #justice.
RSVP now! 🔽
www.sdg16.plus/events/ai-fo...
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
❓How can the justice sector support effective AI governance on the ground, and how can we harness AI to increase equal #AccessToJustice?
🌟 On Feb 5, join us for two expert panels to discuss these two gaps in the discourse on #AI, governance, and #justice.
RSVP now! 🔽
www.sdg16.plus/events/ai-fo...
🌟 On Feb 5, join us for two expert panels to discuss these two gaps in the discourse on #AI, governance, and #justice.
RSVP now! 🔽
www.sdg16.plus/events/ai-fo...
💬 On Jan 27, #NYUCIC’s Margaret Williams will moderate the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event, “The UN80 Process, the Repositioning of the UN Development System & SDG17," which aims to provide a shared understanding of the UN80 reform proposals.
🗓️ All side events: sdgs.un.org/2026ECOSOCPa...
🗓️ All side events: sdgs.un.org/2026ECOSOCPa...
January 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
💬 On Jan 27, #NYUCIC’s Margaret Williams will moderate the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event, “The UN80 Process, the Repositioning of the UN Development System & SDG17," which aims to provide a shared understanding of the UN80 reform proposals.
🗓️ All side events: sdgs.un.org/2026ECOSOCPa...
🗓️ All side events: sdgs.un.org/2026ECOSOCPa...
In a @ipinstgo.bsky.social article, #NYUCIC’s Céline Monnier + IPI’s Lauren McGowan explore how national prevention strategies (NPS) can address regional dynamics that increase the domestic risk of violence & how the PBC & the PBF can support NPS while contributing to regional prevention efforts.
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
In a @ipinstgo.bsky.social article, #NYUCIC’s Céline Monnier + IPI’s Lauren McGowan explore how national prevention strategies (NPS) can address regional dynamics that increase the domestic risk of violence & how the PBC & the PBF can support NPS while contributing to regional prevention efforts.
“Without any ingratitude to those who made efforts to bring us to safety, I think the evacuation & fleeing the country was not really a sigh of relief, & it was the beginning of a new kind of pain”—Ali Yawar Adili, Afghan policy researcher & #NYUCIC Fellow, shares his experience in Kabul in 2021.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“Without any ingratitude to those who made efforts to bring us to safety, I think the evacuation & fleeing the country was not really a sigh of relief, & it was the beginning of a new kind of pain”—Ali Yawar Adili, Afghan policy researcher & #NYUCIC Fellow, shares his experience in Kabul in 2021.
🇺🇳 UN80 Enters Its Political Phase: What Member States Must Do Now to Own It
📊 @thibaultc.bsky.social examines the UN80 Action Plan, the interdependence of its three workstreams, and how to translate the proposals into effective decisions.
🖇️ Read more: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
📊 @thibaultc.bsky.social examines the UN80 Action Plan, the interdependence of its three workstreams, and how to translate the proposals into effective decisions.
🖇️ Read more: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
UN80 Enters Its Political Phase: What Member States Must Do Now to Own It - IPI Global Observatory
Thibault Camelli on why UN80 now depends on member-state ownership and political alignment.
theglobalobservatory.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
🇺🇳 UN80 Enters Its Political Phase: What Member States Must Do Now to Own It
📊 @thibaultc.bsky.social examines the UN80 Action Plan, the interdependence of its three workstreams, and how to translate the proposals into effective decisions.
🖇️ Read more: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
📊 @thibaultc.bsky.social examines the UN80 Action Plan, the interdependence of its three workstreams, and how to translate the proposals into effective decisions.
🖇️ Read more: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
🆕 In a new @reformworks.bsky.social article, #NYUCIC’s Program Officer @thibaultc.bsky.social explores the #UN Secretariat’s shift from a normative role towards being judged on its ability to deliver results.
Read the full piece ⤵️
Read the full piece ⤵️
UN Delivery: The UN Secretariat's Transformation | ReformWorks Blog
Explore the UN Secretariat’s quiet shift from a purely normative role towards being judged on its ability to deliver results. Using UN80 as a lens, the post explains how reforms and financing practices have embedded delivery expectations into mandate governance, creating unresolved institutional tensions at the heart of multilateralism.
www.reformworks.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🆕 In a new @reformworks.bsky.social article, #NYUCIC’s Program Officer @thibaultc.bsky.social explores the #UN Secretariat’s shift from a normative role towards being judged on its ability to deliver results.
Read the full piece ⤵️
Read the full piece ⤵️
On Nov. 25, the race for the next #UNSG formally opened.
@thibaultc.bsky.social’s latest blog breaks down:
⚖️ What to watch as nominations roll in.
📊 Key signals to watch as campaigns heat up.
🧭 Why this race is ultimately a referendum on the health of multilateralism.
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cic.nyu.edu/resources/se...
@thibaultc.bsky.social’s latest blog breaks down:
⚖️ What to watch as nominations roll in.
📊 Key signals to watch as campaigns heat up.
🧭 Why this race is ultimately a referendum on the health of multilateralism.
👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/se...
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
On Nov. 25, the race for the next #UNSG formally opened.
@thibaultc.bsky.social’s latest blog breaks down:
⚖️ What to watch as nominations roll in.
📊 Key signals to watch as campaigns heat up.
🧭 Why this race is ultimately a referendum on the health of multilateralism.
👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/se...
@thibaultc.bsky.social’s latest blog breaks down:
⚖️ What to watch as nominations roll in.
📊 Key signals to watch as campaigns heat up.
🧭 Why this race is ultimately a referendum on the health of multilateralism.
👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/se...
💡 “One should be hopeful that by the time UN85 comes around, mandate review will be something that recalls multilateral achievement.”
Read Bruno Ríos’s latest blog on the challenges and recommendations for the #UN mandate reform 👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UnRefor
Read Bruno Ríos’s latest blog on the challenges and recommendations for the #UN mandate reform 👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UnRefor
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
💡 “One should be hopeful that by the time UN85 comes around, mandate review will be something that recalls multilateral achievement.”
Read Bruno Ríos’s latest blog on the challenges and recommendations for the #UN mandate reform 👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UnRefor
Read Bruno Ríos’s latest blog on the challenges and recommendations for the #UN mandate reform 👇
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UnRefor
💡 “What the [UN80] reform needs now is the impetus to turn proposals into decisions: clarity on scope and priorities, coordination across workstreams, and discipline in sequencing.”
—@thibaultc.bsky.social shares 3 essential strategies to achieve this.
🔗 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
—@thibaultc.bsky.social shares 3 essential strategies to achieve this.
🔗 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
UN80 Enters Its Political Phase: What Member States Must Do Now to Own It - IPI Global Observatory
Thibault Camelli on why UN80 now depends on member-state ownership and political alignment.
theglobalobservatory.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
💡 “What the [UN80] reform needs now is the impetus to turn proposals into decisions: clarity on scope and priorities, coordination across workstreams, and discipline in sequencing.”
—@thibaultc.bsky.social shares 3 essential strategies to achieve this.
🔗 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
—@thibaultc.bsky.social shares 3 essential strategies to achieve this.
🔗 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/12/un80...
💡 “The opening session [of the new AHWG] showed that trust can be built around openness, but it also exposed possible nuances that could shape [UNGA] negotiations in 2026.”
Read the full blog by @thibaultc.bsky.social, Betty Wainaina, + Fernando Marani 🔽
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
Read the full blog by @thibaultc.bsky.social, Betty Wainaina, + Fernando Marani 🔽
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
January 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
💡 “The opening session [of the new AHWG] showed that trust can be built around openness, but it also exposed possible nuances that could shape [UNGA] negotiations in 2026.”
Read the full blog by @thibaultc.bsky.social, Betty Wainaina, + Fernando Marani 🔽
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
Read the full blog by @thibaultc.bsky.social, Betty Wainaina, + Fernando Marani 🔽
cic.nyu.edu/resources/un...
🌟 Meet Jeronimo Pareja-Cardona, #NYUCIC’s newest Program Officer, Inequality & Exclusion, for the @sdg16.plus team!
💼 He brings 8+ years of experience advancing #HumanRights & the inclusion of vulnerable communities through work w/ #UN agencies & international orgs.
🔗 cic.nyu.edu/people/jeron...
💼 He brings 8+ years of experience advancing #HumanRights & the inclusion of vulnerable communities through work w/ #UN agencies & international orgs.
🔗 cic.nyu.edu/people/jeron...
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🌟 Meet Jeronimo Pareja-Cardona, #NYUCIC’s newest Program Officer, Inequality & Exclusion, for the @sdg16.plus team!
💼 He brings 8+ years of experience advancing #HumanRights & the inclusion of vulnerable communities through work w/ #UN agencies & international orgs.
🔗 cic.nyu.edu/people/jeron...
💼 He brings 8+ years of experience advancing #HumanRights & the inclusion of vulnerable communities through work w/ #UN agencies & international orgs.
🔗 cic.nyu.edu/people/jeron...
🤔 What would a credible peace framework for the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo actually need to include?
🔑 In a recent interview with News Central TV, Joshua Walker shares key questions that should be raised in the framework.
👇Watch the full interview:
🔑 In a recent interview with News Central TV, Joshua Walker shares key questions that should be raised in the framework.
👇Watch the full interview:
Eastern Congo on the Brink as M23 Pushes Into Strategic Uvira
Fighting is escalating once again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with M23 rebels reportedly entering the strategic city of Uvira, raising fresh...
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🤔 What would a credible peace framework for the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo actually need to include?
🔑 In a recent interview with News Central TV, Joshua Walker shares key questions that should be raised in the framework.
👇Watch the full interview:
🔑 In a recent interview with News Central TV, Joshua Walker shares key questions that should be raised in the framework.
👇Watch the full interview:
🎬 TONIGHT | Washington, DC (IN PERSON)
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for Kabul Chaos, a powerful documentary on the final days before the Taliban’s return and the human consequences of political decisions made in real time.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for Kabul Chaos, a powerful documentary on the final days before the Taliban’s return and the human consequences of political decisions made in real time.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🎬 TONIGHT | Washington, DC (IN PERSON)
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for Kabul Chaos, a powerful documentary on the final days before the Taliban’s return and the human consequences of political decisions made in real time.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for Kabul Chaos, a powerful documentary on the final days before the Taliban’s return and the human consequences of political decisions made in real time.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
⏰ Happening TOMORROW in Washington, DC (IN PERSON)
Join us Jan 14 at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for the new Democracy on Screen series: a screening of Kabul Chaos and a conversation on Afghanistan, diplomacy, and democratic breakdown.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
Join us Jan 14 at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for the new Democracy on Screen series: a screening of Kabul Chaos and a conversation on Afghanistan, diplomacy, and democratic breakdown.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
⏰ Happening TOMORROW in Washington, DC (IN PERSON)
Join us Jan 14 at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for the new Democracy on Screen series: a screening of Kabul Chaos and a conversation on Afghanistan, diplomacy, and democratic breakdown.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
Join us Jan 14 at 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC for the new Democracy on Screen series: a screening of Kabul Chaos and a conversation on Afghanistan, diplomacy, and democratic breakdown.
🎟️ Last-minute registration: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
🌍 “In a fractured international landscape, [the UN Secretary-General selection] process has become a litmus test for multilateralism: can a rules-based procedure deliver a politically authoritative leader beyond the UN’s 80th anniversary?”
➡️ Read the full analysis: cic.nyu.edu/resources/se....
➡️ Read the full analysis: cic.nyu.edu/resources/se....
January 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🌍 “In a fractured international landscape, [the UN Secretary-General selection] process has become a litmus test for multilateralism: can a rules-based procedure deliver a politically authoritative leader beyond the UN’s 80th anniversary?”
➡️ Read the full analysis: cic.nyu.edu/resources/se....
➡️ Read the full analysis: cic.nyu.edu/resources/se....
What do moments of political collapse reveal about democracy, diplomacy, and global responsibility?
Join us on 1/14, in person at NYU DC, for a screening of Kabul Chaos, followed by a discussion on 🇦🇫 & the human consequences of international decision-making.
Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go...
Join us on 1/14, in person at NYU DC, for a screening of Kabul Chaos, followed by a discussion on 🇦🇫 & the human consequences of international decision-making.
Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go...
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
What do moments of political collapse reveal about democracy, diplomacy, and global responsibility?
Join us on 1/14, in person at NYU DC, for a screening of Kabul Chaos, followed by a discussion on 🇦🇫 & the human consequences of international decision-making.
Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go...
Join us on 1/14, in person at NYU DC, for a screening of Kabul Chaos, followed by a discussion on 🇦🇫 & the human consequences of international decision-making.
Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go...
#NYUCIC’s Joshua Walker joined News Central TV to unpack the strategic importance of Uvira (a city in the #DRC), the humanitarian risks, and how Africa-led solutions can succeed where past frameworks have fallen short.
Watch the full video:
Watch the full video:
Eastern Congo on the Brink as M23 Pushes Into Strategic Uvira
Fighting is escalating once again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with M23 rebels reportedly entering the strategic city of Uvira, raising fresh...
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🎬 Democracy on Screen: Washington, DC (in person)
Jan 14, 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC: screening of Kabul Chaos + discussion with @npr.org’s Nick Spicer & Afghan policy researcher and #NYUCIC Fellow Ali Yawar Adili.
🎟️ Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
#Afghanistan #GlobalGovernance #ForeignPolicy
Jan 14, 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC: screening of Kabul Chaos + discussion with @npr.org’s Nick Spicer & Afghan policy researcher and #NYUCIC Fellow Ali Yawar Adili.
🎟️ Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
#Afghanistan #GlobalGovernance #ForeignPolicy
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🎬 Democracy on Screen: Washington, DC (in person)
Jan 14, 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC: screening of Kabul Chaos + discussion with @npr.org’s Nick Spicer & Afghan policy researcher and #NYUCIC Fellow Ali Yawar Adili.
🎟️ Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
#Afghanistan #GlobalGovernance #ForeignPolicy
Jan 14, 6:30 PM at @nyu.edu DC: screening of Kabul Chaos + discussion with @npr.org’s Nick Spicer & Afghan policy researcher and #NYUCIC Fellow Ali Yawar Adili.
🎟️ Register: www.nyu.edu/community/go....
#Afghanistan #GlobalGovernance #ForeignPolicy
🌐 From #PeopleCenteredJustice in #Africa to gender-responsive arms control in Panama 🇵🇦, this month’s #CICInsights is packed with global, timely topics.
➕ Read more: mailchi.mp/sdg16/cic-in....
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January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🌐 From #PeopleCenteredJustice in #Africa to gender-responsive arms control in Panama 🇵🇦, this month’s #CICInsights is packed with global, timely topics.
➕ Read more: mailchi.mp/sdg16/cic-in....
📩 Subscribe to get CIC Insights directly in your inbox each month: cic.nyu.edu/newsletters/.
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💡 During a recent event co-organized with NYU Wagner, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow @thantmyintu.bsky.social shared key insights into how his grandfather, U Thant, advanced global peace & justice, which are lessons that can be applied to today’s challenges.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
💡 During a recent event co-organized with NYU Wagner, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow @thantmyintu.bsky.social shared key insights into how his grandfather, U Thant, advanced global peace & justice, which are lessons that can be applied to today’s challenges.
🇺🇳 “The UN80 Initiative reveals a tension, but at this point, it has not found a way to resolve it: the Secretariat can no longer sustain a normative architecture evaluated as a delivery agency. [...] if the UN80 Initiative can address it, the UN can emerge as a stronger organization.”
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UN Delivery: The UN Secretariat's Transformation | ReformWorks Blog
Explore the UN Secretariat’s quiet shift from a purely normative role towards being judged on its ability to deliver results. Using UN80 as a lens, the post explains how reforms and financing practices have embedded delivery expectations into mandate governance, creating unresolved institutional tensions at the heart of multilateralism.
www.reformworks.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🇺🇳 “The UN80 Initiative reveals a tension, but at this point, it has not found a way to resolve it: the Secretariat can no longer sustain a normative architecture evaluated as a delivery agency. [...] if the UN80 Initiative can address it, the UN can emerge as a stronger organization.”
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🌟 A new blog by Bruno Ríos reviews previous attempts at #UN mandate reform, challenges ahead, and practical reforms related to meetings and reports streamlining.
👉 Check it out: cic.nyu.edu/resources/un....
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UNReform
👉 Check it out: cic.nyu.edu/resources/un....
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UNReform
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🌟 A new blog by Bruno Ríos reviews previous attempts at #UN mandate reform, challenges ahead, and practical reforms related to meetings and reports streamlining.
👉 Check it out: cic.nyu.edu/resources/un....
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UNReform
👉 Check it out: cic.nyu.edu/resources/un....
#NYUCIC #Multilateralism #UN80 #UNReform
🤔 How can the United Nations address its financial crisis?
📄 @thibaultc.bsky.social proposes the creation of a solvency framework that is based on three principles:
1️⃣ Transparency
2️⃣ Predictability
3️⃣ Accountability
Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/resources/th...
#UN80 #UNReform #Multilateralism
📄 @thibaultc.bsky.social proposes the creation of a solvency framework that is based on three principles:
1️⃣ Transparency
2️⃣ Predictability
3️⃣ Accountability
Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/resources/th...
#UN80 #UNReform #Multilateralism
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
🤔 How can the United Nations address its financial crisis?
📄 @thibaultc.bsky.social proposes the creation of a solvency framework that is based on three principles:
1️⃣ Transparency
2️⃣ Predictability
3️⃣ Accountability
Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/resources/th...
#UN80 #UNReform #Multilateralism
📄 @thibaultc.bsky.social proposes the creation of a solvency framework that is based on three principles:
1️⃣ Transparency
2️⃣ Predictability
3️⃣ Accountability
Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/resources/th...
#UN80 #UNReform #Multilateralism
“We need to start prioritizing justice in AI governance. To do so, we need to establish a coordinated AI justice agenda.”
@natekedwards.bsky.social argues for a collaborative, people-centered approach to ensure that AI strengthens justice & people’s trust in government.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/bu...
@natekedwards.bsky.social argues for a collaborative, people-centered approach to ensure that AI strengthens justice & people’s trust in government.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/bu...
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“We need to start prioritizing justice in AI governance. To do so, we need to establish a coordinated AI justice agenda.”
@natekedwards.bsky.social argues for a collaborative, people-centered approach to ensure that AI strengthens justice & people’s trust in government.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/bu...
@natekedwards.bsky.social argues for a collaborative, people-centered approach to ensure that AI strengthens justice & people’s trust in government.
cic.nyu.edu/resources/bu...