United Institutions
The United Institutions (UI) is a next-generation global institution, integrator platform and world forum, being developed for the international community. It is a major strategic investment in the global governance architecture and will serve a host of functions to support the international community in meeting the complex interconnected needs of today's world.
The new world body is being established against the backdrop of escalating global crises, entrenched global governance challenges, and the adoption of new global agendas; and against the need for strategic investments in the following areas, inter alia,
The new world body is being established against the backdrop of escalating global crises, entrenched global governance challenges, and the adoption of new global agendas; and against the need for strategic investments in the following areas, inter alia,
- Strengthening the coherence and integration of the international architecture
- Enhancing linkages and connectivity between sectors, institutions and mechanisms
- Strengthening international cooperation, partnerships and collective action
- Strengthening engagement on the development, humanitarian, peace and human rights nexus
- Strengthening the institutional framework at the global level
- Harmonization of global, regional, national and local level activities
- Realization of the means of implementation, across global frameworks
- Revitalization of the global partnership for development
- Strengthening intersectoral and interinstitutional relations
- Building trust between sectors, institutions and policy areas
- Breaking sectoral and institutional silos
- Implementation of systemic and integrated approaches
- Strengthening institutional and sectoral capacity building
- Achieving good governance and an enabling environment
- Ensuring accountable, transparent, inclusive and effective institutions
- Realizing policy coherence across global agendas, sectors and geographies
- Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation, inclusion and participation
- Ensuring comprehensive, institutionalized and meaningful engagement
- Strengthening civic space and engagement
- Addressing systemic challenges within the international architecture
- Strengthening the long-term positioning of the development, peace, humanitarian and human rights sectors
- Building global team work and global solidarity
- Fostering political will and commitment
- Advancing the system-wide capacity for assembly
Mission Overview
The United Institutions will serve as a global institution, integrator platform and permanent world forum for international cooperation on sustainable development, climate, peace and security, humanitarian assistance and human rights, for institutions in the public, civil and private sectors, at the global level.
The new world body will serve and support the international community in advancing the ideals and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, and in establishing cohesive international relations, global partnership and solidarity towards addressing global challenges and achieving a sustainable, equitable and peaceful world for people and planet, leaving no one behind.
It is being established with a view to strengthen global governance, cooperation and collective action, and to support and enable the international community to realize a more networked, inclusive and modern international architecture, build out the institutional framework at the global level; and link sectors, mechanisms and processes together across policy areas and geographies.
The United Institutions will institute and provide new functions and capabilities at the global level, and is designed to serve as a complement to existing governance arrangements, mechanisms and institutions including inter alia, the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, and multistakeholder partnerships, recognizing and supporting their individual mandates, roles, functions and comparative advantages,
The platform will enable existing structures and institutions to strengthen their interconnectivity, coordination and alignment, in a coherent and integrated manner, and to transform institutional silos and fragmentation, into systemic and sustained cooperation, integration and collective action.
The United Institutions is a strategic investment in our global agendas including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Sendai Framework, Sustainable Peace Agenda and the Agenda for Humanity; in mobilizing and realizing their means of implementation; and in revitalizing the global partnership to achieve them.
It is also a strategic investment in the long-term positioning of the sustainable development, climate, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, and human rights sectors, and in their collective capacity to work together, align and leverage contributions; implement systemic change; realize collective outcomes; deliver meaningful results; and achieve results at scale.
The new world body is being established as an international organization and will be governed, managed and operated via a democratic, accountable and transparent constitution and charter, by its member institutions, inclusive of the full range of stakeholder constituencies within the international community.
United Institutions funding sources will include, inter alia, a membership financial assessment programme, an endowment, and contributions from governments, philanthropic institutions, the private sector, civil society and the general public.
The new world body will serve and support the international community in advancing the ideals and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, and in establishing cohesive international relations, global partnership and solidarity towards addressing global challenges and achieving a sustainable, equitable and peaceful world for people and planet, leaving no one behind.
It is being established with a view to strengthen global governance, cooperation and collective action, and to support and enable the international community to realize a more networked, inclusive and modern international architecture, build out the institutional framework at the global level; and link sectors, mechanisms and processes together across policy areas and geographies.
The United Institutions will institute and provide new functions and capabilities at the global level, and is designed to serve as a complement to existing governance arrangements, mechanisms and institutions including inter alia, the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, and multistakeholder partnerships, recognizing and supporting their individual mandates, roles, functions and comparative advantages,
The platform will enable existing structures and institutions to strengthen their interconnectivity, coordination and alignment, in a coherent and integrated manner, and to transform institutional silos and fragmentation, into systemic and sustained cooperation, integration and collective action.
The United Institutions is a strategic investment in our global agendas including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Sendai Framework, Sustainable Peace Agenda and the Agenda for Humanity; in mobilizing and realizing their means of implementation; and in revitalizing the global partnership to achieve them.
It is also a strategic investment in the long-term positioning of the sustainable development, climate, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, and human rights sectors, and in their collective capacity to work together, align and leverage contributions; implement systemic change; realize collective outcomes; deliver meaningful results; and achieve results at scale.
The new world body is being established as an international organization and will be governed, managed and operated via a democratic, accountable and transparent constitution and charter, by its member institutions, inclusive of the full range of stakeholder constituencies within the international community.
United Institutions funding sources will include, inter alia, a membership financial assessment programme, an endowment, and contributions from governments, philanthropic institutions, the private sector, civil society and the general public.
Features
The United Institutions will provide organizations and institutions in the international community with a unifying strategic framework, enabling environment and a comprehensive infrastructure for cooperation, integration and collective action, at the global level.
Strategic Framework
The UI Global Strategic Framework establishes the mandate, goals, functions, services and organizing principles of the United Institutions, its thematic coverage, operational areas and constituents; as well as its institutional framework and composition. The framework also sets out the rationale, requirements and key considerations for the institution, defines the strategic role it will fulfill within the international architecture, and identifies its functional relationship with existing institutions, mechanisms and decision making processes at international, regional and national levels.
Infrastructure
The platform infrastructure will include the following components, inter alia,:
Membership | Stakeholder Constituencies
The world forum will enable engagement between the full range of institutions across the public, civil and private sectors, belonging to, or engaged in, the following policy areas, institutional categories and geographies:
Policy Areas
Institutional Categories
Geographies
Thematic Areas
The platform is developed to support and enable stakeholders to engage and work closely together on the full range of issues on the global development agenda including, inter alia, poverty, hunger, equality, water, food security, global health, education, human rights, humanitarian assistance, armed conflicts, conflict prevention, peace building, disarmament, democracy building, governance, integration, cooperation, complementarity, trade, debt, financing for development, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, pollution, deforestation, ocean depletion, biodiversity loss, renewable energy and climate change.
Strategic Goals, Functions and Program Activities
Engagement Processes
The United Institutions will support and enable stakeholders to engage in intersectoral cooperation, multistakeholder engagement, collaboration, capacity building, coordination, integration, connectivity, knowledge exchange, partnerships, innovation and collective action, in a systemic, integrated, inclusive and sustained manner.
The platform is developed to provide stakeholders with coherent and effective meeting frameworks, engagement formats, tools and resources, towards realizing systemic and integrated approaches, meaningful engagements and results driven outcomes.
Coordination with Existing Mechanisms and Processes
United Institutions activities will be guided by, in support of, and in coordination with global agendas, national
development plans, and actions taken by existing mechanisms and institutions. The platform will feature an integrated coordination framework that will help ensure that United Institutions programme of work, processes and activities are coordinated and aligned with the policy cycles and processes of intergovernmental organizations and other governance arrangements at the international, regional and national levels.
Global Hub | Coordination Mechanism for Institutions
The permanent forum will serve as a global hub and shared resource for international, regional, national and local level institutions, engaged in issues being addressed at the global level.
The world body is also aimed at supporting, connecting, integrating and leveraging the collective leadership, expertise, resources and efforts of individual stakeholders, partnerships, platforms and mechanisms. The institution will provide the organizations with a dedicated, neutral and inclusive coordination mechanism and institutional home at the global level, that will enable them to collectively engage, partner, connect, integrate, coordinate, strengthen, advance and align their work in a systemic, coherent and sustained manner, across frameworks and thematic areas.
Secretariat | Location
The United Institutions world forum and secretariat will be located in New York, along with the United Nations, with a view to enhance system-wide coherence, coordination and integration. The secretariat will be responsible for providing management, administration, strategic support services, program services, global forum logistics, global connectivity and an extensive knowledge network.
Global Network | Connectivity
The United Institutions will be networked bringing together and connecting institutions from the international, regional, national and local levels, and will enable year round engagement and cooperation, both in-person at the UI secretariat complex and online via virtual engagement, video conferencing, and the UI knowledge network.
Alignment with Global Frameworks
The institutional development of the United Institutions is guided by and aligned with established global agendas and international instruments including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Agenda for Humanity, UN resolutions on sustainable peace, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.
Strategic Framework
The UI Global Strategic Framework establishes the mandate, goals, functions, services and organizing principles of the United Institutions, its thematic coverage, operational areas and constituents; as well as its institutional framework and composition. The framework also sets out the rationale, requirements and key considerations for the institution, defines the strategic role it will fulfill within the international architecture, and identifies its functional relationship with existing institutions, mechanisms and decision making processes at international, regional and national levels.
Infrastructure
The platform infrastructure will include the following components, inter alia,:
- Global program platform
- Permanent global forums in international affairs
- Engagement with leading international institutions
- Coordination with international and national mechanisms
- Global secretariat
- Strategic support services
- International office and conference center
- Global connectivity
Membership | Stakeholder Constituencies
The world forum will enable engagement between the full range of institutions across the public, civil and private sectors, belonging to, or engaged in, the following policy areas, institutional categories and geographies:
Policy Areas
- Sustainable Development
- Climate
- Peace and Security
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Human Rights
- Rule of Law
Institutional Categories
- Intergovernmental Organizations
- Governments
- Bilateral Agencies
- Local Governments
- Governance Mechanisms
- Multistakeholder Partnerships
- Civil Society Organizations
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Major Groups
- Networks
- Alliances
- Coalitions
- Communities
- Philanthropic Foundations
- Financial Institutions
- Think Tanks
- Academic Institutions
- Scientific Institutions
- Corporations
- Business Groups
- Industry
Geographies
- Global
- Regional
- National
- Local
Thematic Areas
The platform is developed to support and enable stakeholders to engage and work closely together on the full range of issues on the global development agenda including, inter alia, poverty, hunger, equality, water, food security, global health, education, human rights, humanitarian assistance, armed conflicts, conflict prevention, peace building, disarmament, democracy building, governance, integration, cooperation, complementarity, trade, debt, financing for development, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, pollution, deforestation, ocean depletion, biodiversity loss, renewable energy and climate change.
Strategic Goals, Functions and Program Activities
- Addressing global challenges and crises
- Addressing global development goals and agendas
- Addressing global commons and global public goods
- Addressing global and transboundary dimensions
- Strengthening coordination of international support for national development plans
- Aligning and leveraging global efforts in a systemic, sustained and effective manner
- Navigating interlinkages across policy areas
- Systemic problem solving
- Development of comprehensive strategies and solutions
- Integration of economic, social and environmental dimensions
- Strengthening policy coherence, implementation and monitoring
- Enhancing cooperation and coordination
- Strengthening development and aid effectiveness
- Acceleration of global efforts
- Achieving results at scale
- Supporting the transformation and paradigm shift towards systemic change
- Supporting the adoption of systemic and integrated approaches
- Linking sectors, mechanisms, policy areas, processes and institutions
- Building institutional and sector-wide capacities
- Addressing systemic and structural governance challenges
- Breaking down sectoral and institutional silos
- Reducing and preventing fragmentation
- Building trust and establishing long-term strategic relationships between sectors
- Fostering greater inclusion and participation
- Strengthening civic space and engagement
- Strengthening sectors, institutions and mechanisms
- Sustaining collective commitments and momentum
- Supporting the revitalization of global partnership
Engagement Processes
The United Institutions will support and enable stakeholders to engage in intersectoral cooperation, multistakeholder engagement, collaboration, capacity building, coordination, integration, connectivity, knowledge exchange, partnerships, innovation and collective action, in a systemic, integrated, inclusive and sustained manner.
The platform is developed to provide stakeholders with coherent and effective meeting frameworks, engagement formats, tools and resources, towards realizing systemic and integrated approaches, meaningful engagements and results driven outcomes.
Coordination with Existing Mechanisms and Processes
United Institutions activities will be guided by, in support of, and in coordination with global agendas, national
development plans, and actions taken by existing mechanisms and institutions. The platform will feature an integrated coordination framework that will help ensure that United Institutions programme of work, processes and activities are coordinated and aligned with the policy cycles and processes of intergovernmental organizations and other governance arrangements at the international, regional and national levels.
Global Hub | Coordination Mechanism for Institutions
The permanent forum will serve as a global hub and shared resource for international, regional, national and local level institutions, engaged in issues being addressed at the global level.
The world body is also aimed at supporting, connecting, integrating and leveraging the collective leadership, expertise, resources and efforts of individual stakeholders, partnerships, platforms and mechanisms. The institution will provide the organizations with a dedicated, neutral and inclusive coordination mechanism and institutional home at the global level, that will enable them to collectively engage, partner, connect, integrate, coordinate, strengthen, advance and align their work in a systemic, coherent and sustained manner, across frameworks and thematic areas.
Secretariat | Location
The United Institutions world forum and secretariat will be located in New York, along with the United Nations, with a view to enhance system-wide coherence, coordination and integration. The secretariat will be responsible for providing management, administration, strategic support services, program services, global forum logistics, global connectivity and an extensive knowledge network.
Global Network | Connectivity
The United Institutions will be networked bringing together and connecting institutions from the international, regional, national and local levels, and will enable year round engagement and cooperation, both in-person at the UI secretariat complex and online via virtual engagement, video conferencing, and the UI knowledge network.
Alignment with Global Frameworks
The institutional development of the United Institutions is guided by and aligned with established global agendas and international instruments including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Agenda for Humanity, UN resolutions on sustainable peace, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.
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