Participants in FOGGS projects have, in the main, had extensive experience in the UN and other international institutions so that their initiatives to develop new understandings of how the present global governance system can be transformed are grounded in an awareness of political and systemic realities alongside a clear vision of short-term and long-term future possibilities.
Projects include:
• UN2100 Initiative seeks to develop “innovative and practical ideas towards a modern, more effective, ethical and people-centred United Nations, as the central node of global governance arrangements” as well as “tools for tackling shared challenges”. Recent publications include a paper summarizing a ‘taxonomy of options’ for reform of the UN System. A list of key reform proposals for inclusion in the UN Summit’s Pact for the Future include: a General Assembly vote to amend the UN Charter, extending the Security Council with 10 additional members; and establishing an inter-governmental Global Resilience Council as a subsidiary of the UN General Assembly to focus on achievement of the SDGs.
• Katoikos, a subscription-free, on-line magazine with articles on the theme of ‘globalisation with a human face’. Recent articles include: ‘A Global Perspective on Responsible Democratic Citizenship’, a ‘Thought Note’ on the theme ‘Inclusive Global Governance for a Peaceful and Resilient World’.
• Democrat: Education for Democracy. Partnering with EUCN – the European Universities Continuing Education Network, and other groups, FOGGS is developing and implementing educational curricula that provide a “framework of democratic competences”.
• Peacemaking Reflection Group is an informal group of former international civil servants who, with the support of FOGGS, work together to “advocate for innovative ways and means to apply the UN Charter, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and achieve sustainable development with human rights for all”.
