International Organization & UN Studies @Columbia-SIPA

AI Agents in Global Governance: Digital Representation for Unheard Voices | International Organization and United Nations Studies Specialization (IOUNS) AI-powered Systems go beyond Traditional Representation in Multilateralism

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, Eduardo Zachary Albrecht @unu-cpr.bsky.social argues AI can help IOs incorporate marginalized communities into global gov frameworks
multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/ai-agen...

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 @nkortendiek.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social &Goethe U shows how field staff of UN & regional agencies & NGOs address migration & displacement on the ground
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Looks fascinating from @ninahall.bsky.social and Mette. As a sceptic on most things techy, will read with interest!

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 &𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 @ninahall.bsky.social & Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni show how technologies offer opportunities for activists & IOs to campaign effectively 🌱🐟🌳
multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/digital...

🚨New on Multilateralism in Action🚨
In 𝑼𝑵 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒎? Sarah von Billerbeck, @birtegippert.bsky.social, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social & @oisintansey.bsky.social show that UN peacekeeping activities can enable authoritarian activities 🇺🇳🫡🪖

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U.S. National Statement at the WFP Executive Board First Regular Session February 18, 2025

It's sad to see how the US is putting a wrecking ball to multilateralism. The US mission imbeciles informed the World Food Program (WFP):
US funds won't be used to promote gender ideology & extremism. All references to &work to that end should cease immediately
usunrome.usmission.gov/u-s-national...

They draw on their book 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑚, 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 & 𝑂𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 (@cambridgeup.bsky.social 2024) & provide a rich analysis of how climate activists use digital technology to effectively influence multilateral &national actions
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/digital...

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 &𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 @ninahall.bsky.social & Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni show how technologies offer opportunities for activists & IOs to campaign effectively 🌱🐟🌳
multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/digital...

3 years ago we launched 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 as a platform for cutting-edge discussions on intern'l organizations & global governance.

Every month, we publish great think-pieces based on academic research & practitioners' insights.

A 🧵on the 12 great pieces of 2024.
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞
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𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 is a platform for cutting-edge discussions on international organizations & global governance
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#ILaw #Diplomacy #UN

Check out @isanet.bsky.social's upcoming conference on Development and Diplomacy in the Global South in Sao Paolo
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 Technologist-in-Residence fellowship & Edward R. Murrow press fellowship

Apply here: www.cfr.org/fellowships/... and here: www.cfr.org/fellowships/...

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲…𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺? 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, Hannah Barry reflects on SIPA’s 2024 State of the World conference that discussed how the UN Pact’s ambitious promises can be translated into concrete action 🌐
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In 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀? Caroline Foster & @chvoigt.bsky.social show NCMs are used in intern'l environ, trade, finance, disarmament, criminal, humanitarian, human rights, law of the sea
multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/generat...
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𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠: 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒’𝑠 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐺𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟, by @ezgiyildiz.bsky.social #CSLB @gvagrad.bsky.social
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/europea...
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𝑁𝑒𝑤: 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Intern'l law abounds with treaties; yet effective implementation & compliance are recurring challenges. Beyond formal dispute resolution processes intern'l treaties have established 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 (NCMs) to bring about implementation & promote compliance
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🚨last day to submit your paper/panel proposals on migration, refugees, diaspora, nationalism for the upcoming ASN World Convention in May🚨
Migcitsky
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The results of the @isanet.bsky.social elections are in!

Congratulations to my dear colleagues @audieklotz.bsky.social & Thomas Kwami Tieku for being elected President and Vice-President of the International Studies Association!

IR #internationalrations Ilaw #ISA
www.isanet.org/News/ID/6576...

For more background on South-South & Triangualr Cooperation, read the recent 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 think-piece by UNOSSC director Dima Al-Khatib on 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/south-s...

The UN Office for South-South Cooperation launched a 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to gather stories&insights from youth globally
🌐 Youth: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟯𝟭 (En, Chi, Ar, Fr, Es)
🌐 All: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
🔗 collector.sensemaker-suite.com/collector?pr...

For more background on South-South & Triangualr Cooperation, read the recent 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 think-piece by UNOSSC director Dima Al-Khatib on 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/south-s...

The UN Office for South-South Cooperation launched a 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to gather stories&insights from youth globally
🌐 Youth: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟯𝟭 (En, Chi, Ar, Fr, Es)
🌐 All: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
🔗 collector.sensemaker-suite.com/collector?pr...

SIPA State of the World Conference: Implementing the Pact for the Future YouTube video by Columbia SIPA

I organized a conference to explain the #UN 's new 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 & how to implement its ambitious 62 Actions🇺🇳🌎
Check it out!
Opening: youtu.be/ozQeD-R1nDM?...
Reform of #GlobalGovernance: youtu.be/ozQeD-R1nDM?...
Reform of Internat'l Financial Architecture: youtu.be/ozQeD-R1nDM?...
#IntLaw #IR

2 days to go to submit your proposals for next year's ASN World Convention. See you in May in NYC!
@asn-org.bsky.social

Today we celebrate #HumanRightsDay & the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights #UDHR 76years ago

On my blog 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 leading experts in practice & research discuss cutting-edge issues regarding multilateralism & global governance 🇺🇳

Check out 3 human rights-pieces
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CfP: ACUNS ANNUAL MEETING 2025
𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 & 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕
📍Nairobi, Kenya
📅 23-25 June 2025

More info & submit a proposal:
acuns.org/annual-meeti...

IR UNStudies @unatcolumbia.bsky.social IO Internationalorganizations UnitedNations InternationalRelations Multilateralism

2023 was a busy year for SIPA's Intern'l Organization & UN Studies program. Read our end-of-year review to learn about our activities, events & publications. We think it's a must-read for everyone interested in multilateral affairs! Thanks for engaging with us & Happy 2024 🇺🇳 🌐
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European Court of Human Rights

For HumanRightsDay, @ezgiyildiz.bsky.social's new think-piece explains what determines regressive & progressive trends at the European Court of Human Rights. State backlash influences court decisions with detrimental outcomes for migrants&refugees
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/europea...

We're on BlueSky!
We are the IO&UN program at Columbia University's School of Intern'l & Public Affairs (SIPA).

We provide critical scholarship, teaching & events on Intern'l Organizations & the United Nations. 🇺🇳 🌐

We publish the blog Multilateralism in Action:
🔗 multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu

📣 Join us!
H.E. Dennis Francis, President of the UN General Assembly: 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 & 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 🇺🇳 🌐

Tue, Dec 5, 1- 2pm ET
Columbia U & online

Moderated by Prof @danielnaujoks.bsky.social, Director @unatcolumbia.bsky.social SIPA-Columbia

RSVP: cglink.me/2e9/r1926968
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