Apply to Host the ACUNS-UN Annual Workshop
ACUNS is seeking a partner university or research institution to host the 2022 ACUNS-UN Annual Workshop. The workshop is developed in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Human Resources (UNOHR), bringing together early career scholars and UN staff to engage in a dialogue on a topic that defines their work. The workshop provides an opportunity for scholars to share their research findings with practitioners and for practitioners to consider the implications of their work in the context of academic scholarship. The deadline to submit a proposal is 1 December 2021. Further details regarding the workshop and the call for host proposals can be found on the 2022 Annual Workshop webpage.
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Connect to the ACUNS Community
This electronic publication provides important news about programs, events, publications, and opportunities related to the work and mission of ACUNS. Contribute your news by logging into your ACUNS member account and completing the Member News Form.
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Renew ACUNS Membership
Thank you to all members and institutions who have renewed their memberships or joined ACUNS for the first time. As part of its transition into an independent nonprofit organization, ACUNS launched a new website and logo in February 2021. As a result, all past and new members must complete a registration form and create a new (private) profile. The (public) Expert Directory will be transferred to the new website soon. For more information on membership and to (re)join the organization click here: ACUNS Membership.
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Submit to Global Governance
Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations is the official, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of ACUNS. It is published quarterly by Brill and showcases the expertise of leading scholars and practitioners. The journal editorial team is currently accepting manuscript submissions for original research articles, as well as shorter, op-ed style commentaries from leading figures for the journal's "Global Forum." For more information click here: Global Governance.
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Peacekeeping and the Use of Force: Reflections with Reference to Criminal Violence in Mexico
Date: Friday, 19 November 2021
Time: 11:00-12:00 Mexico City
Location: Online Virtual-Only
Description: ACUNS, in partnership with the Center for International Studies of the El Colegio de México, has organized an online seminar regarding peacekeeping and criminal violence in Mexico. Invited speakers include Lise Howard, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and President of ACUNS; Valentin Pereda, Fellow at the University of Montreal; Mats Berdal, Professor of Security and Development at King's College London; and David Pérez Esparsa, Director of the National Security Information Centre. For more information click here.
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ACUNS TOKYO LIAISON OFFICE
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COP26: Its Implications for the Future
Date: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Time: 12:00-13:30 Geneva | 20:00-21:30 Tokyo
Location: Virtual Only
Description: The ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office, in partnership with the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) and the Kyoto Peacebuilding Center, has organized a panel discussion regarding the outcomes of the COP26 climate conference. The keynote presentation will be made by ACUNS Vice President, Dr. Franz Baumann, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Taikan Oki, former Senior Vice Rector of the United Nations University, and Dr. S.M. Sharei, Director of the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research. The event will be conducted in English. For complete information and to register click here.
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GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION NETWORK
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Connect with the GGIN
ACUNS, the Stimson Center, Plataforma CIPÓ, and Leiden University launched the Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) at the June 2021 ACUNS Annual Meeting. The GGIN brings world-class scholarship together with international policy-making to address fundamental global governance challenges, threats, and opportunities. Its mission is to develop institutional, policy, legal, and normative improvements in the international global governance architecture. To watch a video recording or read a summary of the event launching the GGIN click here. To visit the GGIN website click here.
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Governing our Climate Future
The Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) co-sponsored with the Global Challenges Foundation, Exponential Roadmap, and Stimson Center a "COP26 Networking Breakfast: Governing Our Climate Future" on 6 November 2021 in Glasgow. Given the gravity of the climate crisis, strong global climate and environmental governance is urgently needed. The Climate Governance Commission's new Interim Report, Governing Our Climate Future, explores global governance proposals to address the climate crisis. Featured speakers included Maja Groff (Convener of the Climate Governance Commission, Global Challenges Foundation), Prince Zeid Al-Hussain (The Elders/International Peace Institute), and Johan Rockstrom (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research). For access to the report click here.
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MEMBER NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
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Recent Publications
Lise Howard and Michael O'Hanlon. "Only Diplomacy Can Save Afghanistan from Disaster." National Interest. For more information click here.
Madeleine O. Hosli, Taylor Garrett, Sonja Niedecken, and Nicolas Verbeek, eds. The Future of Multilateralism: Global Cooperation and International Organizations. Rowman and Littlefield. For more information click here.
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Multilateralism in Action
Celebrating the United Nations' 76 anniversary, Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) launched a new blog called Multilateralism in Action (MiA). The blog provides a platform for cutting-edge discussions on international organizations and global governance. Leading experts in both practice and research provide insights into the determinants, modalities, and outcomes of multilateralism at the global, regional, national, and local levels. Think pieces engage with the work of international organizations in all of today’s major challenges, such as climate action, human rights, peace, security, humanitarian relief, sustainable development, gender, technology, youth, health, migration and displacement - to name just a few. Please contact Daniel Naujoks, Director of SIPA's UN Studies program and MiA editor-in-chief, if you have an idea for a think-piece that could feature a new idea or link to a recent article, book, or report of yours that you would like to spotlight. For more details regarding blogging guidelines click here. To join the blog mailing list click here.
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UN OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
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Human Rights Council: 11 Vacancies
The UN Human Rights Council is seeking applications for 11 vacancies. These vacancies include three members of the Expert Mechanisms on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, seven independent expert positions on human rights, and one human rights expert from Latin America and the Caribbean for the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. The deadlines to apply are 25 November 2021 or 7 December 2021. For more information click here.
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Town Hall with the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Time: 15:00-16:00 New York | 21:00-22:00 Geneva
Location: Hybrid In-Person and Virtual
The President of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, will share his priorities and perspectives for the 76th Session and civil society engagement during the Civil Society Town Hall Meeting jointly organized with the Civil Society Unit of the UN Department of Global Communications. The Town Hall Meeting will be held in-person in the General Assembly Hall, UN Headquarters, New York, and transmitted virtually. For more information click here.
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