08Oct

Mini Trip Report: New York and UN 80th General Assembly Related Meetings – Sept. 20-26, 2025.

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By Jerome Glenn Substantial increases in the awareness of AGI issues and coordination among AGI actors, countries, and NGOs were made. Beginning with implementation discussions of the recommendations of the High-Level AGI Expert Panel report with Members of the Council of Presidents of the UN General Assembly and Mariana Torodorova (Member of this AGI Panel […]

24Feb

Aligning Visions for a Sustainable Future

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From Email by Victor V. Motti: The United Nations Foundation, headquartered in Washington D.C., has conducted an analysis of submissions to the Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future from over 170 organizations focused on children, youth, and future generations. These recommendations, including some from The Millennium Project. The UN Foundation is distributing “Aligning […]

16Feb

UN Consultations on the Summit of the Future – Feb. 2023

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From February 13rd, Consultations on the Preparatory Process of the Summit of the Future by the United Nations have been planned in preparation for the Ministerial Meeting, currently scheduled for September 18, 2023. The consultations are oriented towards, but not limited to, the Policy Briefs that will be published by the Secretary-General in the coming […]

13Aug

Five UN Foresight Elements of Our Common Agenda

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The United Nations takes on the Future: The Millennium Project shows how in a global study of 189 futurists and related experts from 54 countries. UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued Our Common Agenda, a bold report on UN reforms that includes five foresight elements; these elements were assessed by The Millennium Project. August 15, 2022 […]

04Mar

Updates on the Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General

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To the Signatories to the Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General to conduct a feasibility study for a UN Office on Strategic or Existential Threats: September 2, 2021 the open letter including 200+ signatories and a background memo was delivered to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. UNSG Guterres responded to the letter by asking that Jerome Glenn, Chair of […]

01Jun

200 leaders call for new UN Office to coordinate global research to prevent human extinction in open letter to the UN Secretary-General

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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres United Nations Dear Mr. Secretary-General: Long-range strategic threats to the survival of humanity are well-documented, ranging from the potential of advanced artificial intelligence growing beyond human control to weakening magnetic fields that protect life on Earth. Although the United Nations includes agencies that are addressing many of the problems facing humanity today, […]