Member Articles

As humanitarian assistance by governments outside the UN multilateral aid system increases, the world needs a better understanding of the different funding mechanisms.

The pandemic has exposed the most vulnerable populations to various forms of food insecurity. The G20 can provide collective and coordinated leadership in food crisis management.

Policymakers can use trade agreements to mitigate disinformation and spam while implementing financial and trade sanctions against entities and countries that engage in disseminating cross-border disinformation.

The Quad—comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—has outlined a collective vision. Implementing this vision will require a clear framework and an agenda with adequate flexibility.

For African states, pursuing an economic development agenda remains at the center of their trade strategy at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The governance of data, without real rights, is an embarrassing illusion. When citizens, consumers and stakeholders can’t hold institutions accountable for their promises, there’s little reason to trust those promises.

The opportunity for a green recovery in a post-COVID-19 world requires long-term commitments and policies. The G20 can advance the agenda in two related areas: green finance and sustainable infrastructure.

Women's rights politics in the United Nations are caught in full-scale polarization between feminist and conservative non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The split is particularly visible in fights over institutional spaces and language.

Computational propaganda—the use of automation, algorithms, and other digital technology to spread falsehoods and manipulate public opinion—is a growing problem. Stemming this flow is neither simple nor easy, but it is necessary.

Currently, development and climate finance systems undermine the capacity of Sub-Saharan Africa to tackle climate change. The G20 can promote the global financial governance reforms necessary to increase the chances of an ambitious outcome at the COP26.