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—Fernando Marani, Program Director for Justice, Inclusion, and Equality with the @sdg16.plus at #NYUCIC, on delivering #HumanRights mandates at the UN Third Committee.

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"We do not ask the Third Committee to work differently for the sake of progress or savings. We are just hoping that the agreements you achieve travel further than this room: If we care about rights, we must care about whether mandates can be delivered."

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Background photo of UN crosswalk sign with grain. CIC logo on top left. Text: The United Nations in 2026: Leadership and Legitimacy Under Constraint. Thibault Camelli. Program Officer, Promoting and Defending Multilateralism.

“The 2026 selection of the [UN] Secretary-General will offer a particularly revealing moment… Beyond the choice of leadership, it carries a symbolic function as a collective signal of how member states interpret authority, coordination, and institutional purpose”—#NYUCIC’s @thibaultc.bsky.social.

Sa traduction en français a été réalisée grâce au soutien de la Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie (DGRIS) du ministère des Armées français.

Text next to photo of UN, "Octobre 2024; Note d'orientation; Lire Maintenant. Une nouvelle vision pour les opérations de paix (Ou comment j’ai appris à ne plus m’inquiéter et à aimer les mandats en « sapin de Noël »); Eugene Chen." CIC logo on top left.

📅 À la suite de la conférence ministérielle de Berlin et de la révision de l'architecture de consolidation de la paix pour 2025, @casquebleu.org plaide en faveur d'une refonte des opérations de paix de l’ONU.

📑 Lisez le dernier rapport dès maintenant:
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#GlobalDigitalCompact #ArtificialIntelligence

Proposed Structure of the Global AI Governance Roadmap

🌟 As AI governance fragments across private, national, and regional initiatives, the UN’s Global Dialogue aims to restore coherence

A new policy brief by #NYUCIC’s @thibaultc.bsky.social + Joris de Mooij proposes a roadmap and explains how the Dialogue should be sequenced from the start.

❓ How can the situation in #Haiti be improved under current constraints?

📝 #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Sophie Rutenbar’s new report outlines a minimum yet feasible pathway forward to achieve this.

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🗣️ “If we care about rights, we must care about whether mandates can be delivered.”

🇺🇳 #NYUCIC's Fernando Marani briefed Member States at today’s UNGA Third Committee informal meeting with civil society, one of only two civil society briefers invited this year.

#HumanRights #ThirdCommittee

Background photo of UN crosswalk sign with grain. CIC logo on top left. Text: The United Nations in 2026: Leadership and Legitimacy Under Constraint. Thibault Camelli. Program Officer, Promoting and Defending Multilateralism.

🤔 How are structural shifts reshaping #UN governance?

@thibaultc.bsky.social’s new piece outlines 5️⃣ shifts that define a new operating logic under constraint. Together, they help explain changes in member states’ expectations regarding multilateral action.

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🔍 Il explique notamment comment l'ADF a fui son fief, le territoire de Beni, pour se réfugier dans la province d'Ituri et dans d'autres territoires qui lui étaient inconnus.

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📊 Un nouveau rapport publié par @ebuteli.bsky.social + @gec-crg.bsky.social présente une étude de cas sur les stratégies d'adaptation d'un groupe extrémiste violent confronté à des opérations militaires.

Text next to photo of UN, "Octobre 2024; Note d'orientation; Lire Maintenant. Une nouvelle vision pour les opérations de paix (Ou comment j’ai appris à ne plus m’inquiéter et à aimer les mandats en « sapin de Noël »); Eugene Chen." CIC logo on top left.

🕊️ Imposition ou maintien de la paix : quelle voie suivre ?

🤿 Découvrez l'analyse d'Eugene Chen (@casquebleu.org) sur l'amélioration des missions de paix de l'ONU.

Sa traduction en français a été réalisée grâce au soutien de la Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie (D

Sa traduction en français a été réalisée grâce au soutien de la Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie (DGRIS) du ministère des Armées français.

Découvrez pourquoi ces problèmes existent et quelles mesures concrètes peuvent être prises par les #ÉtatsMembres et le Secrétariat pour les surmonter. 👇
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🔍 Le dernier rapport politique d'Eugene Chen (@casquebleu.org) examine quatre défis persistants qui affectent aujourd'hui les #opérations de paix des #NationsUnies.

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Background of globe with technology lines with purple tint. CIC logo on top middle. Text: Guidance for the New Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Authors. Thibault Camelli, Program Officer & Joris de Mooij, Program Associate. Headshots of them below.

"If the 1st Global Dialogue succeeds in articulating a clear Roadmap architecture, it can anchor the multi-year process that follows and give the #UN a credible, actionable role in shaping the global governance of AI at a formative moment."
—@thibaultc.bsky.social + Joris de Mooij.

Technology, Talent, and Trust: Three Pillars for AI That Serve the Global South • Stimson Center In fall 2025, RAI Fellows attended the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, where speakers highlighted three core themes ahead of this February’s upcoming AI Impact Summit in India.

📊 Technology is the critical infrastructure behind #AI, from hardware to data accessibility, that may be lacking in the Global South.

💡 In a new Stimson Center policy memo, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Branka Panic shares some key takeaways on this core theme from the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit.

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A report by @ebuteli.bsky.social + @gec-crg.bsky.social focuses on the adaptation strategies of a violent extremist group in the face of military operations.

It explains how the ADF fled their stronghold—Beni territory—to the province of Ituri & other territories that were new to them.

International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism

🤔 How can we prevent violence?

💭 On this International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, we’re reminded of the ways leaders worldwide can achieve significant reductions in the most serious forms of violence.

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🤔 How have organized criminal dynamics evolved alongside international interventions?

🔍 GI-TOC’s latest report traces these dynamics and examines 20 years of UN engagement with #OrganizedCrime in #Haiti, from #MINUSTAH to MINUJUSTH and BINUH.

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Technology, Talent, and Trust: Three Pillars for AI That Serve the Global South • Stimson Center In fall 2025, RAI Fellows attended the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, where speakers highlighted three core themes ahead of this February’s upcoming AI Impact Summit in India.

“Collective action will determine whether AI becomes a bridge or barrier for the Global South”—#NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Branka Panic.

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Background photo of UN crosswalk sign with grain. CIC logo on top left. Text: The United Nations in 2026: Leadership and Legitimacy Under Constraint. Thibault Camelli. Program Officer, Promoting and Defending Multilateralism.

🇺🇳 With the UN entering 2026 under mounting political and fiscal strain, #NYUCIC’s Program Officer @thibaultc.bsky.social explores how changing demands for delivery and reform are reshaping the UN's future legitimacy, and what they signal for UN leadership.

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🚀 Un nouveau rapport de @ebuteli.bsky.social et @gec-crg.bsky.social vient de paraître !

🔍 Il analyse comment les Forces démocratiques alliées (#ADF) se sont adaptées aux opérations militaires menées contre elles en se déplaçant vers de nouveaux territoires en Ituri et au Nord-Kivu.

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🔍 In a recent @ipinstgo.bsky.social piece, #NYUCIC’s Céline Monnier + IPI’s Lauren McGowan explore how national prevention strategies (NPS) are situated within wider regional dynamics, recognizing that violence, risk factors, and sources of resilience do not stop at national borders.