25 - 27 April, 2018
The purpose of this dialogue was to enable a high level, practical but informal debate, addressing conceptual and practical issues arising from the intersections of accountability, independence, objectivity and the critical voice of evaluation. The…
5 - 7 March, 2018
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide both an extraordinary chance and extraordinary challenge to society at the global, national and local level. If these goals are met, the pay-off is likely to be a…
28 - 2 March, 2018
The expert roundtable provided a fora to explore opportunities presented by the 2020 General Assembly Review of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body System. In particular, the meeting considered what makes for a modern and…
7 - 9 February, 2018
This was the 11th annual meeting in our annual International Futures series. Taking a long term view, it explored the potential futures for cities, regions and communities past 2030. Regions and cities play a growing role…
31 - 2 February, 2018
How should the UK and European countries work together in light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU? This conference will create space to look at the longer term picture of bilateral relationships in…
24 - 26 January, 2018
Bringing together newly announced members of the UN GGE, this meeting: Drew on practical past experience of similar issues, identifying transferable lessons. Set out intentions on how to pursue the work of the GGE.
15 - 17 January, 2018
Seventy years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and 25 years on from the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (VDPA), human rights are under threat. Key powers are retreating…
11 - 15 December, 2017
This annual dialogue, a fixture in our calendar since 1996, assessed challenges, opportunities and prospects for the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. How is the political and normative context for non-proliferation changing? What is the non-proliferation…
6 - 8 December, 2017
In the past decade the international community has faced crises ranging from financial, medical, natural disasters, conflict, and humanitarian, with the current climate being no different. There is an additional geopolitical element to 2017 however…
4 - 6 December, 2017
“In failing to include women and girls in peacemaking and peacebuilding processes, we are not only failing women and girls. We are failing the world” (Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, October 2016). In spite…
