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Geneva | 12 Jan 2026

Participating in the 2025 CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding in Geneva was a profound reminder that...

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New York | 16 Dec 2025

At the beginning of November, I attended the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha,...
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BELEM, BRAZIL | 28 Nov 2025
At the mouth of the Amazon river in Belém, Brazil, over 50,000 participants from among government...
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ADDIS ABABA and BRUSSELS | 19 Nov 2025
Ahead of the 7th African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Summit taking place in Angola from 24-25...
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DOHA, QATA | 18 Nov 2025
The Second World Summit for Social Development, held recently in Doha, Qatar, marked a significant...
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Rome | 17 Oct 2025
Amid a growing web of complex and intensifying crises that endanger humanity’s ability to build a...
Perspectives"> Perspectives The Ocean of UNGA 80
By Daniel Perell

New York | 3 Oct 2025

The headlines from the 80th General Assembly largely deal with moments of tension, of conflict, and...

News Returning to Listen: BIC Joins 25th Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues New York \| 1 May 2026 The twenty-fifth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened on 20...	Perspectives The energy transition needs money and technology — and new ideas By Daniel Perell New York \| 22 Apr 2026 The following is based on a submission the author made to Brazil’s COP30 Task Force on...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission on Social Development By Rohan Vodjdani New York \| 27 Feb 2026 Skipping Class to Change the World: Tensions Between Youth Inclusivity and Schooling Requirements I...	Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission for Social Development By Luana Martins... New York \| 27 Feb 2026 “Love as a principle, order as a foundation, and progress as a goal” - Why the Global Care Crisis...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission on Social Development By Radhika Jain New York \| 27 Feb 2026 The Future of International Development As I sit and reflect on this year’s Commission for Social...	News BIC event explores future of AU–EU Partnership, highlighting agency, participation and shared prosperity ADDIS ABABA & BRUSSELS \| 24 Feb 2026 “Ambitions for the Next 25: Towards Agency, Participation and Shared Prosperity for All in the...
News BIC Explores New Patterns of Relationships Among Social Actors to Advance Social Development New York \| 11 Feb 2026 “Experience around the world clearly demonstrates that social development advances most effectively...	News From ‘rupture’ to the role of communities: Bahá’ís host latest “Promise of World Peace” dialogue for UN Member-States and civil society New York \| 27 Jan 2026 In honor of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 International Year of Peace—established to highlight...
Perspectives Reconsidering Development Assumptions: Reflections from Rural Kenya By Daniel Perell New York \| 21 Jan 2026 Last year was one for challenging long-held assumptions—a healthy practice, especially given the...	Statements Coordinación para el Bien Común Instituciones de gobierno en colaboración con la acción comunitaria y la iniciativa individual



dd3-f33a3a7adc30">Una declaración de... Statements"> New York \| 20 Jan 2026 El progreso del desarrollo social es más eficaz cuando los esfuerzos de las instituciones de... Statements"> Statements"> csocd_2026_statement_spanish_1.pdf	News ‘A Moment for Deep Reflection’: BIC Engages in 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Week New York \| 30 Sep 2025 The 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations might ideally present a moment for...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ... New York \| 13 Aug 2025 To What Degree is Self-Interest Necessary? I recently had the privilege of participating in the...	Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development By Kira Diaz New York \| 7 Aug 2025 Untapped Reservoirs: The Role of Youth in a Transforming Society I recently had the privilege of...

News Returning to Listen: BIC Joins 25th Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues New York \| 1 May 2026 The twenty-fifth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened on 20...	Perspectives The energy transition needs money and technology — and new ideas By Daniel Perell New York \| 22 Apr 2026 The following is based on a submission the author made to Brazil’s COP30 Task Force on...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission on Social Development By Rohan Vodjdani New York \| 27 Feb 2026 Skipping Class to Change the World: Tensions Between Youth Inclusivity and Schooling Requirements I...	Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission for Social Development By Luana Martins... New York \| 27 Feb 2026 “Love as a principle, order as a foundation, and progress as a goal” - Why the Global Care Crisis...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 64th Session of the Commission on Social Development By Radhika Jain New York \| 27 Feb 2026 The Future of International Development As I sit and reflect on this year’s Commission for Social...	News BIC event explores future of AU–EU Partnership, highlighting agency, participation and shared prosperity ADDIS ABABA & BRUSSELS \| 24 Feb 2026 “Ambitions for the Next 25: Towards Agency, Participation and Shared Prosperity for All in the...
News BIC Explores New Patterns of Relationships Among Social Actors to Advance Social Development New York \| 11 Feb 2026 “Experience around the world clearly demonstrates that social development advances most effectively...	News From ‘rupture’ to the role of communities: Bahá’ís host latest “Promise of World Peace” dialogue for UN Member-States and civil society New York \| 27 Jan 2026 In honor of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 International Year of Peace—established to highlight...
Perspectives Reconsidering Development Assumptions: Reflections from Rural Kenya By Daniel Perell New York \| 21 Jan 2026 Last year was one for challenging long-held assumptions—a healthy practice, especially given the...	Statements Coordinación para el Bien Común Instituciones de gobierno en colaboración con la acción comunitaria y la iniciativa individual



dd3-f33a3a7adc30">Una declaración de... Statements"> New York \| 20 Jan 2026 El progreso del desarrollo social es más eficaz cuando los esfuerzos de las instituciones de... Statements"> Statements"> csocd_2026_statement_spanish_1.pdf	News ‘A Moment for Deep Reflection’: BIC Engages in 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Week New York \| 30 Sep 2025 The 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations might ideally present a moment for...
Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ... New York \| 13 Aug 2025 To What Degree is Self-Interest Necessary? I recently had the privilege of participating in the...	Perspectives View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development By Kira Diaz New York \| 7 Aug 2025 Untapped Reservoirs: The Role of Youth in a Transforming Society I recently had the privilege of...

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