Tenth ICM Retreat Analyzes Justice, Human Rights, and the International Legal SystemRead more
12-18-2015
Justice and accountability for human rights violations occupy a major place on the stage of international relations, both in the multilateral system anchored in the United Nations, as well as more globally. In recent decades, human rights norms and treaties have proliferated, a (…)
Seventh ICM Retreat Examines the Impact of New Technology on Peace, Security, and DevelopmentRead more
10-27-2015
As new technologies, tied together by the Internet, have spread around the world, the considerable governance and security challenges that they bring in their wake have also gained new prominence. Their potential remains relatively untapped, and its constraints are continuously pushed back to the benefit— and sometimes to the detriment—of development. Is there a (…)
Eighth ICM Retreat Analyzes the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Addressing Climate ChangeRead more
11-17-2015
By 2016, the UN will have the opportunity and the challenge to operate under the most comprehensive framework on sustainable development in the history of the organization. The process and substance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have ushered significant shifts. The agenda’s universal application, integrative nature, and strong reference to (…)
Third ICM Retreat Discusses Terrorism, Including Issues Related to Ideology, Identity Politics, and Organized CrimeRead more
04-13-2015
How can the multilateral system’s response to terrorism become more efficient and effective? That was the key question at ICM’s third retreat on April 10-11, held at the Asia Society in New York. UN ambassadors, experts, and practitioners representing governments and civil society organizations convened to analyze the factors that drive and (…)
Second ICM Retreat Examines Social Inclusion, Political Participation, and Effective Governance in Challenging EnvironmentsRead more
03-17-2015
ICM hosted its second retreat on March 13-14 with experts and participants representing governments and civil society organizations to examine the nexus between governance structures and the state, state-society relations, and the role of regional organizations in the multilateral system. The increase in non-state actors in today’s (…)
Ninth ICM Retreat Examines the Relationship Between the UN and Regional Organizations, Civil Society, the Private Sector, and NGOsRead more
12-02-2015
In an age of globalization, crises seldom remain contained within a single country; they tend to cross borders with frequency, whether through forced migration, the spread of conflict risk, or the rippling out of economic consequences. As a result, the fundamental challenges of the 21st century are all beyond the capacity of any (…)
Fifteen Issue Areas Cover Scope of Multilateral System
Over the course of two years, the Independent Commission on Multilateralism has been analyzing the multilateral system through the lens of fifteen issue areas.