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The mission of the CIC is to promote an understanding of international affairs and Canada’s role in a changing world by providing Canadians with a non-partisan, nationwide forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate. Accordingly, the cornerstone of the CIC’s work is our events program. The CIC national office and our branches hold more than 150 events per year in cities across the country. In particular, our branch events give members an opportunity to directly engage with global issues that often intersect with local concerns. The CIC also supports events outside of Canada, often in partnership with other global think tanks, that can introduce Canadian perspectives to global audiences. CIC events take on many different forms, from academic lectures and panel discussions to town hall meetings and pub nights. Please consult our events calendar for a listing of CIC-organized and sponsored events.

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CIC National Office: A Second United Nations Charter: Modernizing the UN for a New Generation

March 4, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

The World Needs a New Global Governance Architecture   

Join us on Tuesday March 4th as we welcome Augusto Lopez-Claros for a talk followed by a reception in the beautiful Faculty Club lounge (refreshments included in registration).

The contemporary crises faced by humanity require a new kind of international agreement. One which will prevent accelerating climate change from ruining the world for future generations, deescalate nationalisms which risk precipitating further global conflicts, and address economic and social inequities which undermine the basis of democracy and good governance. One which will remove the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons and place global security on international agreements securing freedom and democracy for all nations. This is a world which the UN, as currently constituted, with its decision-making capacities paralyzed by the veto powers of its permanent Security Council members, cannot achieve. If, as noted by UN Secretary-General Guterres, “global governance is stuck in time and we cannot effectively address problems as they are if institutions don’t reflect the world at it is” then what should a new UN Charter look like, to modernize our global governance architecture and empower the UN to help us address the myriad global catastrophic risks which threaten our future? 

https://globalgovernanceforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/A-Second-United-Nations-Charter-Modernizing-the-UN-for-a-New-Generation.pdf  

Date: March 4, 2025
Time: 5pm Talk | 6pm Reception
Venue: Faculty Club, University of Toronto | 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto
Speaker: Augusto Lopez-Claros
Contact: Jennifer | jennifer@thecic.org

 

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  • Faculty Club
  • 41 Willcocks St
    Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3 Canada     + Google Map