2020 is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. In this framework an initiative for promoting dialogue in main global issues was launched to celebrate it along the year. However the COVID-19 pandemic marked a disrupting point for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis with severe economic and social impacts. In these harsh times, more than ever global governance and leadership should be strengthened in order to build a better future for all.
In this framework, Dialogue Café Network would like to join the #U75 discussions promoted by the UN and address the role of global governance in times of uncertainty in which “public trust in traditional institutions is in decline and relations between countries have been under strain” (UN), through the following questions, some of them proposed by the United Nations, and other proposed by participants in the discussion:
i) Will we emerge stronger and better equipped to work together?, or will distrust and isolation grow further;
ii) How better can we promote cooperation across borders, sectors and generations?;
iii) Will the COVID-19 pandemic determine the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals?;
iv) Which are the best solutions and measures to navigate Europe’s economy through the crisis provoked by the covid-19 pandemic?
The session will be an opportunity to celebrate the international day of UN on 24 october 2020.