This Public Workshop "Multilateralism and 2.0. Challenges and Alternatives for Developing Countries" will question this idea by discussing from a new report commissioned jointly by South Centre and The Transnational Institute (TNI) and elaborated by Prof. Harris Gleckman.
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Multistakeholderism and the UN 2.0
Challenges and Alternatives for Developing Countries
7 September (10:00 - 11:30 EST 16:00 - 17:30 CET)
Dear reader,
The preparations for the September 2024 Summit for the Future (SOTF) are
well underway. In this process, further proposals are being made arguing
for multistakeholderism as a key instrument for the UN system and global
governance. The increasing role of 'multistakeholderism' runs the risk
of marginalizing States, especially those from the Global South, in
making key policy and programmatic decisions. In addition, the role of
civil society has been negatively affected, as the increasing
participation of well-funded business' associations in multilateral
forums have reduced its ability to contribute to the development and
implementation of the intergovernmental agenda.
This Public Workshop "Multistakeholderism and the UN 2.0. Challenges and
Alternatives for Developing Countries" will question this idea by
discussing from a new report commissioned jointly by South Centre and
The Transnational Institute (TNI) and elaborated by Prof. Harris
Gleckman. The report, which will be presented at this Forum, shows that
multistakeholderism limits the role of developing countries in global
governance. It also undermines multilateralism by outsourcing global
governance and a decline in trust in the international community through
the erosion of sovereignty. The workshop will also serve as an
opportunity to identify and discuss the recommendations on how to deal
with "Multistkeaholderism."
Registration for online participation of this event is required, please find the registration link below.
Programme
10:00 - 10:15 Welcoming remarks - Fiona Dove, Executive Director, Transnational Institute (virtual participation)
10:15 - 10:45 Presentation of the Report Multistakeholderism and UN 2.0. Challenges and Alternatives for Developing Countries - Harris Gleckman, Senior Fellow, Center on Governance and
Sustainability, UMass-Boston
10:45 - 11:10 Discussion Panel
- Ambassador Akram Munir, United Nations Permanent Representative of
Pakistan
- Ambassador Pedro Luis Pedroso, United Nations Permanent Representative
of Cuba
- Prof. Carlos Correa, Executive Director, South Centre
- Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, It for Change (virtual
participation)
11:10 - 11:30 Open dialogue
Moderation:
Brid Brennan, Transnational Institute
Martin Drago, Friends of the Earth International
For more information, please contact Mr. Daniel Uribe, Lead Programme
Officer, South Centre (uribe@southcentre.int), or Gonzalo Berrón, TNI
(gonzalo.berron@tni.org)
Strategy meeting
The Transnational Institute, Friends of The Earth International, ESCR-Net and Corporate Accountability further extend an invitation to an in-person exchange and strategy meeting 14.00-16.00.
The capture of multilateral system and Multistakeholderism: What´s at stake at The Summit of the Future?
7 September 2023 / Church Centre, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York (14.00-16.00)
For more information, please contact
Martin Drago: Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) martin.drago@redes.org.uy
Brid Brennan, Transnational Institute - bridbrennan@tni.org
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This is an initiative by the The People’s Working Group on Multistakeholderism (PWGM) that is composed by the following participants: Corporate Accountability (CA), ESCR-Net, FIAN International, Focus on the Global South, Friends of the Earth International (FOEI), Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2), Global Campaign for Education, IT for Change, People’s Health Movement (PHM), Public Services International (PSI), Transnational Institute (TNI).
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