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This event is organised by The New World Alliance, a PhD student-led initiative, in collaboration with the Global Governance Centre.
Humanity is facing existential global crises, from climate change and pandemics to financial instability, disruptive technologies, and war. At the same time, the international system is under strain: the UN is increasingly challenged, international law is often ignored, and multilateral cooperation struggles to deliver effective solutions. As debates on UN reform gain momentum, this is a moment to reflect on how global governance could be fundamentally reimagined.
In cooperation with the Global Governance Centre, this event brings together students, practitioners, and scholars to discuss a new proposal, the “New World Alliance,” as a long-term vision for how humanity might organize itself to confront shared challenges and shape a better future.
The discussion will explore:
- Where, as humanity, do we want to go?
- How do we get there?
- What is the current state of debates on UN reform? What are the possibilities and obstacles?
- What can we learn from the successes and failures of the United Nations?
Speakers include:
- Morten Ussing, Director of Governance and Multilateral Affairs at UNAIDS
- Dr. Susanne Riveles, senior human rights lawyer and Program Director in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, former Amnesty International lead and Board Member of the International Alliance of Women. She contributed to the diplomatic groundwork for the creation of the International Criminal Court and will reflect on how such processes can inform reform today
- Jennifer Parlamis, Professor at the University of San Francisco and Visiting Scholar at SOAS, working on negotiation, conflict resolution, and organization dynamics, currently leading academic engagement for Article 109, and establishing the first Article 109 student chapter at the University of San Francisco
- Achim Wennmann, Professor of Practice and Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation at the Graduate Institute, who will speak about the role of international Geneva, ongoing reform processes in the Global South, and share insights from the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi
The event invites bold thinking grounded in practical implementation, contributing to ongoing reform debates while opening space for new ideas, collaboration, and critical engagement.