Russian attack on Ukraine
In this piece at IPS, a day before the full-blown invasion, Andreas condemns Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and recalls the instrument Uniting for Peace.
2022 Winter Olympics
Andreas has joined a call for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics to protest Chinese human rights violations. Radio Free Asia and others reported.
Towards a global constitution
In this piece at GTI-Forum, tweeted here, Andreas argues that blueprints for a global constitution may serve as an inspiration but that a broad process is necessary. Picked up by Common Dreams here.
NGO access at the UN
Andreas is quoted in this IPS piece on the restriction of civil society access to the UN as well as in this later report on the same subject
Towards a Planetary Polity
Andreas has contributed a piece to the new book “Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives”. A pre-print version is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Court
Andreas is one of the signatories of a declaration calling for an International Anti-Corruption Court
Events on UN’s common agenda
Andreas attended two virtual consultations on the UN’s common agenda organized by Stimson Center and others. Summaries are available here and here.
For a European federation
Andreas is one of the signatories of the appeal for a democratic and sovereign European federation relaunched on Europe Day 2021
Election of the UN Secretary-General
Andreas is quoted in this piece at Deutsche Welle on the Forward campaign that’s pushing a candidacy of Rosalia Arteaga of Ecuador
Three demands for a democratic UN
In this op-ed at IPS, Andreas together with his co-authors comments on the civil society call for inclusive global governance that includes three demands