🌍✨ To celebrate International Day of Hope, we’re excited to share a new blog by our colleague Raquel Jesse, Program Officer for Inequality and Exclusion at #NYUCIC. In “Beyond Cynicism: Three Steps to Make Hope Your Strategy,” Raquel reminds us that hope isn’t naïve—it’s

🙌 We’re thrilled to announce Céline Monnier (@CMonnierTweets)’s promotion to Associate Director, Prevention & Peacebuilding!. Learn more about her:

“The world’s mounting crises share a common root: the weakening & collapsing of justice systems that should protect ordinary people.”. Check out @marani_fernando’s @devex op-ed ⤵️.

🤔 Can Artificial Intelligence (#AI) be used for good?. 🌐 At the #AIforGood Global Summit, key stakeholders come together to harness AI’s potential for solving global challenges. 📚 The book #AI4Peace by #NYUCIC Fellows @Branka2Panic and Paige Arthur explores the use of AI for

🚨 Every 12 minutes, a woman or girl is a victim of violence by an intimate partner. One billion children experience some form of violence annually. These numbers demand urgent action. Join #NYUCIC, @Portugal_UN 🇵🇹, and @CzechUNNY 🇨🇿 for our upcoming High-Level Political Forum

❓ #DYK: During #COVID19, low-income countries received only 3.3% of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocations. 🚨 Therefore, they could not adequately address the challenges, while high-income countries left their allocations unused. This contradicts the SDRs intended purpose.

RT @UNRISD: "Taxation narratives must change." - @Magda_Sepul, UNRISD Director @ #FfD4. Tax policy shapes society, impacts services & tackl….

🏦 The current sovereign debt architecture is fragmented, whether it is having multiple players or sovereign debtors with different capacities, conditions, and needs. 📝 Because creditors set the rules while the debtors are takers of these rules, this power imbalance requires an

🤝 “When working together, social protection systems and food systems can create a transformative path to tackle the structural drivers of fragility and create lasting change.”—@iffath_sharif (@WorldBank) and @JPapoulidis (@food4thehungry + #NYUCIC). Learn more in a recent.

❗ Violence is a global health crisis and demands a public health approach. 💡 Join us on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum 2025 for “Reducing Violence to Promote Well-Being: Violence as a Public Health Crisis” to explore what this means in practice and effective

Africa borrows at an average rate of 11.6 percent, eight times higher than Germany 🇩🇪 and twice that of Asia. Why? The simple answer is risk. 🤔 So, how did we get here, and how can we address this debt challenge?. 🔗 Read the full blog by our Program Director, Betty Wainaina:

📣 New analysis out now!. Our Program Director, Betty Wainaina, addresses:.🌐 Why do we need an equitable global financial safety net?.🤔 What are @IMFNews-issued Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)?.💡 How are the SDRs currently used?.🔑 How can we unlock the SDRs’ full potential in

🤔 How can we reform the international financial architecture to better support developing countries?. 🔓 This week, join us at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) to drive action that will unlock greater volumes of capital at a lower cost. Here

🚀 A new initiative aimed at holding global development finance commitments accountable to the people they are meant to serve has officially launched today at #FfD4 in Seville, Spain 🇪🇸. 📝 Spearheaded by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Bangladesh, #NYUCIC, and

🌍 Tackling inequality is not optional—it’s essential for climate justice, fiscal reform, and the SDGs. 🇪🇸 Join us in Seville at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) for a high-level event on how progressive taxation and social protection can

🤔 What are Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)?. 💰 Created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), they help countries share global reserves among themselves during liquidity crises. But their allocation is based on IMF quotas, so high-income countries receive more, while

🔍 @iffath_sharif & @JPapoulidis share takeaways from last year’s #UNGA meetings to explore how integrated approaches can help fragile states transition from crisis to #resilience & stability. Read more 🔻.

‼️ New data from the @WorldBank estimates that extreme poverty affects 10.5% of the world’s population, equivalent to Japan’s entire population. 🌟 But world leaders and civil society champions are taking action. 🚀 During the 2025 Hamburg Sustainability Conference (#HSC2025),.

💡 The upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) represents a pivotal opportunity to reshape global financing. Governments must:.📊 Institutionalize the equity framing as a core analytical framework for articulating the objectives and aims of

RT @NorwayUN: On this day 80 years ago in San Francisco:.🇳🇴's ambassador signs the #UNCharter, the #UN's founding document. 80 years on the….