Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability
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The Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability #FOGGS is a think-and-do tank, serving as ideas-generation centre and advocacy mechanism.
World leaders, stop blaming the UN. The UN is you!
Start doing your jobs!
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#UnitedNations #UNGA
Start doing your jobs!
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#UnitedNations #UNGA
UN General Assembly High-level Week: Can it become a high-impact week? - Katoikos
As customary, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) is opening its new regular session in the second half of September. World leaders are converging on New York for their High-level Week’s...
katoikos.world
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
World leaders, stop blaming the UN. The UN is you!
Start doing your jobs!
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#UnitedNations #UNGA
Start doing your jobs!
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#UnitedNations #UNGA
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“The current risks are a problem because we have a narrative…that is in a way attuned to things that are eventually destructive in the long-term…power, profit and money.”
Tackling #SystemicRisks requires rethinking the system according to @gkostakos.bsky.social Co-Founder of @foggsorg.bsky.social.
Tackling #SystemicRisks requires rethinking the system according to @gkostakos.bsky.social Co-Founder of @foggsorg.bsky.social.
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“The current risks are a problem because we have a narrative…that is in a way attuned to things that are eventually destructive in the long-term…power, profit and money.”
Tackling #SystemicRisks requires rethinking the system according to @gkostakos.bsky.social Co-Founder of @foggsorg.bsky.social.
Tackling #SystemicRisks requires rethinking the system according to @gkostakos.bsky.social Co-Founder of @foggsorg.bsky.social.
Flagrant violation of the independence of the ICC & one more instance of undermining what is left of the rule of international law. Justice cannot work by selectively accepting the decisions that suit major powers & rejecting those they do not like.
#protecttheICC
#IndependentJustice
#protecttheICC
#IndependentJustice
ICC 'deplores' new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounces the court as "an instrument of lawfare" against the US and Israel.
www.bbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Flagrant violation of the independence of the ICC & one more instance of undermining what is left of the rule of international law. Justice cannot work by selectively accepting the decisions that suit major powers & rejecting those they do not like.
#protecttheICC
#IndependentJustice
#protecttheICC
#IndependentJustice
"It is unclear whether the 'genocidaires' of all times and kinds see themselves as such. If nobody slaps them hard on the face they may never wake up to the reality of their actions."
🔗 Read the latest op-ed by Georgios Kostakos: katoikos.world/editorials-o...
🔗 Read the latest op-ed by Georgios Kostakos: katoikos.world/editorials-o...
August 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"It is unclear whether the 'genocidaires' of all times and kinds see themselves as such. If nobody slaps them hard on the face they may never wake up to the reality of their actions."
🔗 Read the latest op-ed by Georgios Kostakos: katoikos.world/editorials-o...
🔗 Read the latest op-ed by Georgios Kostakos: katoikos.world/editorials-o...
"The end result of the global CASA project is the groundbreaking Resilience, Readiness and Response report, acting as both a critical resource and a call to action for policymakers."
🔗 lnkd.in/dRE_G2cC
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August 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"The end result of the global CASA project is the groundbreaking Resilience, Readiness and Response report, acting as both a critical resource and a call to action for policymakers."
🔗 lnkd.in/dRE_G2cC
🔗 lnkd.in/dRE_G2cC
Through the #NagasakiAppeal, mayors across the globe reaffirm the urgent need for #NuclearDisarmament.
City-level leadership is key to advancing #GlobalGovernance and securing a safe future.
Time to move from declarations to action.
#MayorsForPeace #CitiesLead #Peace
City-level leadership is key to advancing #GlobalGovernance and securing a safe future.
Time to move from declarations to action.
#MayorsForPeace #CitiesLead #Peace
Mayors from across the world concluded a general conference in Nagasaki by adopting a declaration expressing their resolve to abolish nuclear weapons.
Mayors for Peace adopt the 'Nagasaki Appeal'
At the Nagasaki peace conference, joined by representatives from 138 cities in 16 countries, discussions were held on activities to be carried out until the next general meeting.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Through the #NagasakiAppeal, mayors across the globe reaffirm the urgent need for #NuclearDisarmament.
City-level leadership is key to advancing #GlobalGovernance and securing a safe future.
Time to move from declarations to action.
#MayorsForPeace #CitiesLead #Peace
City-level leadership is key to advancing #GlobalGovernance and securing a safe future.
Time to move from declarations to action.
#MayorsForPeace #CitiesLead #Peace
"Iran’s ecological collapse is not a distant warning—it’s a present reality. The international community’s silence on Iran’s water crisis is complicity. Bureaucratic delays and political caution must yield to bold action."
🔗 Full article here: katoikos.world/analysis/ira...
🔗 Full article here: katoikos.world/analysis/ira...
August 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Iran’s ecological collapse is not a distant warning—it’s a present reality. The international community’s silence on Iran’s water crisis is complicity. Bureaucratic delays and political caution must yield to bold action."
🔗 Full article here: katoikos.world/analysis/ira...
🔗 Full article here: katoikos.world/analysis/ira...
This devastating chronicle of how 6 ordinary people lived through the atrocity of the atomic bomb should remind us why the world pledged ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’ #Hiroshima80 www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
Hiroshima
A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb. Survivors wonder why they lived when so many others died.
www.newyorker.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This devastating chronicle of how 6 ordinary people lived through the atrocity of the atomic bomb should remind us why the world pledged ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’ #Hiroshima80 www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
FOGGS Update - July 2025
🌐 Open Consultation on Middle Powers
🤝 Revamped Democrat Agora
📊 Project CASA Final Report
💡 Partner updates, Katoikos podcasts & articles
🔗 mailchi.mp/foggs/july25
#GlobalGovernance #ClimateAction #Education4Democracy #Katoikos
🌐 Open Consultation on Middle Powers
🤝 Revamped Democrat Agora
📊 Project CASA Final Report
💡 Partner updates, Katoikos podcasts & articles
🔗 mailchi.mp/foggs/july25
#GlobalGovernance #ClimateAction #Education4Democracy #Katoikos
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
FOGGS Update - July 2025
🌐 Open Consultation on Middle Powers
🤝 Revamped Democrat Agora
📊 Project CASA Final Report
💡 Partner updates, Katoikos podcasts & articles
🔗 mailchi.mp/foggs/july25
#GlobalGovernance #ClimateAction #Education4Democracy #Katoikos
🌐 Open Consultation on Middle Powers
🤝 Revamped Democrat Agora
📊 Project CASA Final Report
💡 Partner updates, Katoikos podcasts & articles
🔗 mailchi.mp/foggs/july25
#GlobalGovernance #ClimateAction #Education4Democracy #Katoikos
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
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Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025
The UK and 30 international partners gave a joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
www.gov.uk
July 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The people of Cambodia and Thailand, Southeast Asia and the world at large do not need another deadly conflict. The UN and ASEAN have to take immediate steps to bring the confrontation to an end and assist the two countries to find a peaceful solution.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes escalate: 14 dead, over 100,000 flee amid the violence; airstrikes, artillery rock region - Times of India
Escalating clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces along their disputed border have resulted in at least 14 fatalities and displaced over 100,000 civilians. The intense fighting, involving various w...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The people of Cambodia and Thailand, Southeast Asia and the world at large do not need another deadly conflict. The UN and ASEAN have to take immediate steps to bring the confrontation to an end and assist the two countries to find a peaceful solution.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
‼️ The International Court of Justice #ICJ confirms legal responsibility of states to protect the environment from climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions and that they can be held accountable for that, including reparation payments.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
news.un.org/en/story/202...
World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
‼️ The International Court of Justice #ICJ confirms legal responsibility of states to protect the environment from climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions and that they can be held accountable for that, including reparation payments.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
news.un.org/en/story/202...
✍️ "As China and the European Union edge closer to a pricing mechanism for EV exports, the question is no longer whether competition exists but how to shape it responsibly."
🔗 Read the latest analysis by Tianlu Zhu: katoikos.world/analysis/tar...
🔗 Read the latest analysis by Tianlu Zhu: katoikos.world/analysis/tar...
July 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
✍️ "As China and the European Union edge closer to a pricing mechanism for EV exports, the question is no longer whether competition exists but how to shape it responsibly."
🔗 Read the latest analysis by Tianlu Zhu: katoikos.world/analysis/tar...
🔗 Read the latest analysis by Tianlu Zhu: katoikos.world/analysis/tar...
"The world cannot afford to miss another chance. The G20 must rise to the challenge and help shape a renewed multilateralism based on equity, solidarity and resilience."
Commentary by Georgios Kostakos, Buyelwa Sonjica and Cilene Victor for the T20 blog.
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Commentary by Georgios Kostakos, Buyelwa Sonjica and Cilene Victor for the T20 blog.
t20southafrica.org/commentaries...
Revitalising ECOSOC, advancing the SDGs: Why the G20 matters now
The G20 must rise to the challenge and help shape renewed multilateralism based on equity, solidarity, and resilience.
t20southafrica.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The world cannot afford to miss another chance. The G20 must rise to the challenge and help shape a renewed multilateralism based on equity, solidarity and resilience."
Commentary by Georgios Kostakos, Buyelwa Sonjica and Cilene Victor for the T20 blog.
t20southafrica.org/commentaries...
Commentary by Georgios Kostakos, Buyelwa Sonjica and Cilene Victor for the T20 blog.
t20southafrica.org/commentaries...
✍️ "The G7’s current economic approach doesn’t rebuild confidence in globalization. For common purpose not to be fully lost, with unforeseen consequences, the UN needs to remain relevant, and for that it has to rebrand itself proactively."
Full article: katoikos.world/analysis/fra...
Full article: katoikos.world/analysis/fra...
July 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
✍️ "The G7’s current economic approach doesn’t rebuild confidence in globalization. For common purpose not to be fully lost, with unforeseen consequences, the UN needs to remain relevant, and for that it has to rebrand itself proactively."
Full article: katoikos.world/analysis/fra...
Full article: katoikos.world/analysis/fra...
📲In yet another move towards authoritarianism, the US is screening its prospective students' social media profiles to spot signs of political dissidence.
🚨This alarming decision spells trouble for freedom of speech in the USA.
🔗Read more: katoikos.world/analysis/in-...
🚨This alarming decision spells trouble for freedom of speech in the USA.
🔗Read more: katoikos.world/analysis/in-...
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📲In yet another move towards authoritarianism, the US is screening its prospective students' social media profiles to spot signs of political dissidence.
🚨This alarming decision spells trouble for freedom of speech in the USA.
🔗Read more: katoikos.world/analysis/in-...
🚨This alarming decision spells trouble for freedom of speech in the USA.
🔗Read more: katoikos.world/analysis/in-...
#UN faces a deepening funding crisis. Peacekeeping, UNICEF, WFP & WHO are at risk as the US slashes support & 40+ countries fall behind on dues. With global powers ignoring the rules, we edge closer to a breakdown of multilateralism & generalised conflict
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UN is our best defence against a third world war. As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save it? | Simon Tisdall
If the US cuts off the cash it will have world-changing effects, but it’s not the only country falling short in its obligations
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#UN faces a deepening funding crisis. Peacekeeping, UNICEF, WFP & WHO are at risk as the US slashes support & 40+ countries fall behind on dues. With global powers ignoring the rules, we edge closer to a breakdown of multilateralism & generalised conflict
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🔥 The sweltering heat baking the European continent has claimed 9 lives just this week. Meanwhile, the EU 🇪🇺 is continuing to fall short on its promises of effective climate action.
Is this the climate leadership we desperately need?
Is this the climate leadership we desperately need?
July 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🔥 The sweltering heat baking the European continent has claimed 9 lives just this week. Meanwhile, the EU 🇪🇺 is continuing to fall short on its promises of effective climate action.
Is this the climate leadership we desperately need?
Is this the climate leadership we desperately need?
Brute force and vengeance do not bring peace, rather alienate more of the oppressed/attacked people turning them to extremes. When will both and all sides realize that?
www.passblue.com/2025/06/30/i...
www.passblue.com/2025/06/30/i...
In Gaza, Hamas Regenerates Itself Despite Israel's Relentless Killings
In Gaza, Hamas Regenerates Itself Despite Israel's Relentless Killings - PassBlue
www.passblue.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Brute force and vengeance do not bring peace, rather alienate more of the oppressed/attacked people turning them to extremes. When will both and all sides realize that?
www.passblue.com/2025/06/30/i...
www.passblue.com/2025/06/30/i...
We support @theelders.bsky.social in their call to uphold the rule of law and caution against unilateral or retaliatory military actions. Force must not be allowed to replace diplomacy. All parties must act with restraint and responsibility.
#iranisraelwar #NuclearRisk
#iranisraelwar #NuclearRisk
ELDERS’ STATEMENT | US and Israeli strikes on Iran have intensified global nuclear proliferation risks
These strikes have undermined nuclear diplomacy and risk fuelling a new wave of proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East and globally.
Read in full via:
theelders.org/news/elders-...
These strikes have undermined nuclear diplomacy and risk fuelling a new wave of proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East and globally.
Read in full via:
theelders.org/news/elders-...
June 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We support @theelders.bsky.social in their call to uphold the rule of law and caution against unilateral or retaliatory military actions. Force must not be allowed to replace diplomacy. All parties must act with restraint and responsibility.
#iranisraelwar #NuclearRisk
#iranisraelwar #NuclearRisk
World leaders - stand together against this war and all wars.
Diplomacy is hard, dialogue with your adversaries is hard, peace making is hard.
But that’s why you were elected — to do the hard thing. The right thing.
Do your duty!
Diplomacy is hard, dialogue with your adversaries is hard, peace making is hard.
But that’s why you were elected — to do the hard thing. The right thing.
Do your duty!
June 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
World leaders - stand together against this war and all wars.
Diplomacy is hard, dialogue with your adversaries is hard, peace making is hard.
But that’s why you were elected — to do the hard thing. The right thing.
Do your duty!
Diplomacy is hard, dialogue with your adversaries is hard, peace making is hard.
But that’s why you were elected — to do the hard thing. The right thing.
Do your duty!
🌎 The G7 may still hold 44 % of global GDP—but in a multipolar world, is it still the power broker?
Explore our op‑ed’s take into what's at stake at Kananaskis and why the club’s future might depend on bold new partnerships.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
Explore our op‑ed’s take into what's at stake at Kananaskis and why the club’s future might depend on bold new partnerships.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
G7 vs the World - Katoikos
Could there be good news out of Kananaskis? The 51st summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries is taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on 15-17 June 2025. Despite the constantl...
katoikos.world
June 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🌎 The G7 may still hold 44 % of global GDP—but in a multipolar world, is it still the power broker?
Explore our op‑ed’s take into what's at stake at Kananaskis and why the club’s future might depend on bold new partnerships.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
Explore our op‑ed’s take into what's at stake at Kananaskis and why the club’s future might depend on bold new partnerships.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
In a world driven by aggression and division, sometimes the bravest move is to take a step back.
A reflection from our editorial team on the urgency of choosing peace over conflict.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
A reflection from our editorial team on the urgency of choosing peace over conflict.
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Step back now! - Katoikos
It is most worrisome to witness a further step towards the abyss being taken in the Middle East. The rogue regime of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahou continues to play God and to strike on enemies re...
katoikos.world
June 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
In a world driven by aggression and division, sometimes the bravest move is to take a step back.
A reflection from our editorial team on the urgency of choosing peace over conflict.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
A reflection from our editorial team on the urgency of choosing peace over conflict.
katoikos.world/editorials-o...
🌎 In the late 1970s, scientists discovered that the ozone layer was rapidly being depleted. After the global adoption of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, we've reduced emissions of ozone-depleting substances by over 99.7%
🤝 THIS is what we’re capable of, if we work together.
🤝 THIS is what we’re capable of, if we work together.
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌎 In the late 1970s, scientists discovered that the ozone layer was rapidly being depleted. After the global adoption of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, we've reduced emissions of ozone-depleting substances by over 99.7%
🤝 THIS is what we’re capable of, if we work together.
🤝 THIS is what we’re capable of, if we work together.
FOGGS fully endorses the Peace and Climate Justice Petition.
Your signature is one small step closer to a world of justice, peace, fair wealth distribution, disarmament, and respect for the Earth and for each other.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Your signature is one small step closer to a world of justice, peace, fair wealth distribution, disarmament, and respect for the Earth and for each other.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
For Peace and Climate Justice, an exploratory effort
We are testing the waters here seeking to emphasize peace and climate justice. We are seeking volunteers, especially administrators, to begin the process of organizing a grass roots movement based on ...
actionnetwork.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
FOGGS fully endorses the Peace and Climate Justice Petition.
Your signature is one small step closer to a world of justice, peace, fair wealth distribution, disarmament, and respect for the Earth and for each other.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Your signature is one small step closer to a world of justice, peace, fair wealth distribution, disarmament, and respect for the Earth and for each other.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...