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FOGGS is shutting down. Sad indeed! Gautam

24 October 2025 Dear Madam / Dear Sir, Eight decades ago, on this same day of 24 October, the United Nations Organization came officially into being. As we celebrate this historic occasion, we cannot but feel concerned about the present and future of the Organization and of multilateralism more broadly, with all consequences this is having for humanity and our planet.

Some worthy readings in this issue... Fouad

  View this email in your browser Facebook X LinkedIn Bluesky YouTube FOGGS Update: July 2025 FOGGS Open Consultation Mondays, Project Democrat transnational Agora, Project CASA Final Report, From our Partners, Katoikos podcasts and articles Next  FOGGS   Open Consultation Monday on 15 September 2025

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Shared by Niloufar Pourzand and Gautam Banerji View this email in your browser Dear former UN Colleagues,

Article shared by Fouad Kronfol Here is another excellent article by Subha Reddy - this one about starving children in Gaza.

Article shared by Fouad Kronfol This is an excellent article  by Subha Reddy on the erasure of a people's knowledge system.  Fouad

  View this email in your browser Dear Colleagues, Many thanks to those 200-or-so among us who have already signed the Call on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter

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Article shared by Gautam Banerji Many of you must have seen this and taken note of the signature campaign. Best Gautam Dear Colleagues, former UN system staff members, As a result of small-group discussions and mounting concerns on the state of our world, multilateralism and the UN, our  PRG  colleague Jordan Ryan has prepared  this statement  ( https://www.foggs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/UN-CHARTER-AT-80-Call-by-former-UN-system-staff_PRG-plus-23-May-2025.pdf ) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter that we believe deserves the support of all of us.   Under the pressure of current developments, we will not wait to circulate the statement on 26 June 2025, which is the actual 80th UN Charter Day, but plan to issue it on 28 May. Those who have signed by then -- please fill out  this electronic signature form  ( https://forms.gle/JBJKt8GbWNrr2ses5 ) -- will have their names included in the initial publication of the statement. W...

Article shared by Niloufar Pourzand View this email in your browser Facebook X LinkedIn Bluesky YouTube FOGGS Update: March 2025 Open Consultation Mondays, Africa Consultative Meeting 2025, Op-Ed on Europe, New FOGGS Advisory Board member, Democracy Talks, Partner Events, Katoikos articles, podcasts & art The role of "middle powers" and citizens in balancing the international system. FOGGS   Open Consultation Mondays #7 Can "middle powers" and global citizens rebalance a fractured world order? Join this  FOGGS  Open Consultation to shape a discussion on transforming global systems—without repeating old hierarchies. 👉  bit.ly/foggs-open-consultation-mondays-7 PS: To prepare for the open consultation, have a look at the next item.  FOGGS   at the Africa Consultative Meeting 2025 FOGGS  Executive Director Georgios Kostakos participated in the Africa Consultative Meeting convened by the Africa Think-tank Dialogue and hosted in...