Mission and Overview
The United Institutions (UI) is a new global institution and a permanent global forum for international cooperation, partnerships and collective action in the fields of sustainable development, international peace and security, humanitarian aid and human rights, being developed for organizations within the international community.
The new global institutions is a strategic investment in the capacity and growth of the global development, peace and security, and humanitarian aid sectors, and in the collective capacity of the international community as a whole to address global challenges and achieve global development goals. It is being developed to strengthen, advance and transform international cooperation, coherence, integration, coordination and connectivity within the global development ecosystem, complementing and supporting the mandates and efforts of existing institutional mechanisms, inter alia, the United Nations system, regional organizations, national level institutions and multi-stakeholder arrangements.
The United Institutions is being established to address the full range of issues on the global development agenda including poverty, hunger, equality, water, global health, education, human rights, humanitarian crises, armed conflicts, conflict prevention, peace building, disarmament, democracy building, trade, debt, financing for development, environmental protection, deforestation, ocean depletion, biodiversity loss, renewable energy and climate change.
The permanent forum will serve as a global hub and a joint resource for institutions and organizations within the international community from the public, civil and private sectors - engaged at global, regional and national levels.
The institution will provide the organizations with a dedicated global platform and enabling environment for systemic and sustained international cooperation, multi-stakeholder engagement, capacity building, coordination, integration, connectivity, knowledge exchange, partnerships, innovation and collective action.
The new world forum will support and enable organizations to work closely together on a permanent and continuous basis; address global challenges, root causes and immediate needs; understand and navigate the inter-connectivity and inter-linkages between issues; engage in systemic problem solving; develop comprehensive strategies and solutions; integrate economic, social and environmental dimensions; strengthen policy coherence, implementation and monitoring; enhance and strengthen cooperation and coordination; and improve development and aid effectiveness.
The UI is developed to accelerate the global paradigm shift towards systemic change; support the adoption of holistic and integrated approaches to development; support integration across frameworks and institutions; build institutional and sector-wide capacity; align and leverage global efforts; break down institutional silos; address systemic and structural shortcomings within the global development architecture; reduce fragmentation; build trust and establish long-term strategic relationships between sectors; foster greater inclusion and participation; provide strategic support; strengthen existing institutions and mechanisms; sustain collective commitments and momentum, and support the revitalization of the global partnership for development.
The forum will further serve as a dedicated global institutional mechanism aimed at supporting, connecting, integrating and leveraging the collective leadership, expertise, resources and efforts of individual stakeholders, partnerships, coalitions, platforms, programmes and mechanisms. The institution will provide a universal, inclusive and neutral goto-hub and institutional home at the global level, that will enable institutions to collectively engage, partner, connect, integrate, coordinate, strengthen, advance and align their work in a systemic, coherent and sustained manner, within and across frameworks and thematic areas.
The United Institutions will be located in New York, along with the United Nations Headquarters, with a view to enhance system-wide coherence, integration and coordination.
The UI will consist of a global strategic framework, a global program platform and a comprehensive infrastructure for international cooperation. The strategic framework covers a host of strategic goals, objectives and functions, developed to enhance global capacity and to support, strengthen and enable system-wide advancement and transformation.
The infrastructure will feature a major international office and conference center, global forums in international affairs, engagement with leading international institutions, a global secretariat, strategic support services, coordination with international and national mechanisms, an online collaborative program platform, and global connectivity.
The world forum is being developed to enable systemic and sustained multi-stakeholder engagement between organizations from the public, civil and private sectors, including intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, major groups, multi-stakeholder partnerships, government agencies, bilateral agencies, philanthropic foundations, financial institutions, think tanks, academic institutions, the scientific community, corporations and business groups.
The development of the United Institutions is guided by and aligned with existing global frameworks, international instruments and United Nations development goals, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Agenda for Humanity, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, United Nations resolutions on Sustaining Peace and the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, and is based on consultations and input from leading international organizations, international coalitions, the United Nations and various other development agencies and institutions.
The new global institutions is a strategic investment in the capacity and growth of the global development, peace and security, and humanitarian aid sectors, and in the collective capacity of the international community as a whole to address global challenges and achieve global development goals. It is being developed to strengthen, advance and transform international cooperation, coherence, integration, coordination and connectivity within the global development ecosystem, complementing and supporting the mandates and efforts of existing institutional mechanisms, inter alia, the United Nations system, regional organizations, national level institutions and multi-stakeholder arrangements.
The United Institutions is being established to address the full range of issues on the global development agenda including poverty, hunger, equality, water, global health, education, human rights, humanitarian crises, armed conflicts, conflict prevention, peace building, disarmament, democracy building, trade, debt, financing for development, environmental protection, deforestation, ocean depletion, biodiversity loss, renewable energy and climate change.
The permanent forum will serve as a global hub and a joint resource for institutions and organizations within the international community from the public, civil and private sectors - engaged at global, regional and national levels.
The institution will provide the organizations with a dedicated global platform and enabling environment for systemic and sustained international cooperation, multi-stakeholder engagement, capacity building, coordination, integration, connectivity, knowledge exchange, partnerships, innovation and collective action.
The new world forum will support and enable organizations to work closely together on a permanent and continuous basis; address global challenges, root causes and immediate needs; understand and navigate the inter-connectivity and inter-linkages between issues; engage in systemic problem solving; develop comprehensive strategies and solutions; integrate economic, social and environmental dimensions; strengthen policy coherence, implementation and monitoring; enhance and strengthen cooperation and coordination; and improve development and aid effectiveness.
The UI is developed to accelerate the global paradigm shift towards systemic change; support the adoption of holistic and integrated approaches to development; support integration across frameworks and institutions; build institutional and sector-wide capacity; align and leverage global efforts; break down institutional silos; address systemic and structural shortcomings within the global development architecture; reduce fragmentation; build trust and establish long-term strategic relationships between sectors; foster greater inclusion and participation; provide strategic support; strengthen existing institutions and mechanisms; sustain collective commitments and momentum, and support the revitalization of the global partnership for development.
The forum will further serve as a dedicated global institutional mechanism aimed at supporting, connecting, integrating and leveraging the collective leadership, expertise, resources and efforts of individual stakeholders, partnerships, coalitions, platforms, programmes and mechanisms. The institution will provide a universal, inclusive and neutral goto-hub and institutional home at the global level, that will enable institutions to collectively engage, partner, connect, integrate, coordinate, strengthen, advance and align their work in a systemic, coherent and sustained manner, within and across frameworks and thematic areas.
The United Institutions will be located in New York, along with the United Nations Headquarters, with a view to enhance system-wide coherence, integration and coordination.
The UI will consist of a global strategic framework, a global program platform and a comprehensive infrastructure for international cooperation. The strategic framework covers a host of strategic goals, objectives and functions, developed to enhance global capacity and to support, strengthen and enable system-wide advancement and transformation.
The infrastructure will feature a major international office and conference center, global forums in international affairs, engagement with leading international institutions, a global secretariat, strategic support services, coordination with international and national mechanisms, an online collaborative program platform, and global connectivity.
The world forum is being developed to enable systemic and sustained multi-stakeholder engagement between organizations from the public, civil and private sectors, including intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, major groups, multi-stakeholder partnerships, government agencies, bilateral agencies, philanthropic foundations, financial institutions, think tanks, academic institutions, the scientific community, corporations and business groups.
The development of the United Institutions is guided by and aligned with existing global frameworks, international instruments and United Nations development goals, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Agenda for Humanity, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, United Nations resolutions on Sustaining Peace and the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, and is based on consultations and input from leading international organizations, international coalitions, the United Nations and various other development agencies and institutions.
Features
Strategic Framework
International Office Complex |
Institutional FrameworkConference Center |
Global Program PlatformInfrastructure for Cooperation |
Global Connectivity |
Members and Tenants |
Business Incentives |
Knowledge Network |