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SUMMARY:2026 CGS Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Citizens for Global Solutions invites members to our 2026 Annual Meeting in Washington\, DC. Over three days\, we’ll come together for advocacy\, strategic planning\, and community building in support of democratic global governance. \nRegister Now → \nThe meeting brings together board members\, chapter leaders\, youth program participants\, partners\, and advocates from across our network. Whether you’ve been part of CGS for years or recently joined\, this is an opportunity to connect in person\, contribute to organizational strategy\, and help shape the road ahead. \nAgenda\nSkip to PDF content\nWho Can Attend\nThe 2026 Annual Meeting is open to CGS Members. If you’re not yet a Member\, you can join today for $25. \nCosts\nThere is no registration fee for CGS Members. All in-person participants are expected to cover their own accommodation\, transportation\, and food costs. Accommodation options at a range of price points — from shared hostel-style rooms to hotels — will be shared after you register. \nRegistration Deadlines\nApril 11 — Register by this date if you would like to be included in group hostel accommodations and food arrangements. This allows us to coordinate bookings and catering on your behalf. \nApril 30 — Final deadline to register for the conference. Participants who register after April 11 will need to arrange their own accommodation and meals independently. \nRegister\nRegister for the 2026 Annual Conference → \nNot yet a member? Join CGS for $25 → \nQuestions?\nContact Drea Bergman at dbergman@globalsolutions.org.
URL:https://globalsolutions.org/event/2026-cgs-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:CGS Offices\, 5 Thomas Circle\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting
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SUMMARY:Advancing Global Justice: The Campaign for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural Norman Cousins Lecture will be delivered by Professor Leila Nadya Sadat\, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University School of Law\, Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute\, and an internationally recognized authority on the International Criminal Court. \nProfessor Sadat’s lecture\, Advancing Global Justice: The Campaign for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty\, will explore the evolution of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative\, which she founded in 2008\, and its influence on the recent adoption of U.N. General Assembly Resolution 79/122 in December 2024. Her presentation will offer participants both historical context and forward-looking insight into the long campaign to fill a critical gap in international law. \nThe discussion will cover the critical role of civil society in shaping international law\, the decades-long effort to close gaps in the global justice system\, and the recent breakthrough at the United Nations that launched formal negotiations toward a new treaty expected to conclude by 2029. Professor Sadat will also highlight why addressing crimes against humanity early\, before conflicts escalate\, can help stop what she calls an “atrocity cascade\,” and how organizations like CGS and engaged citizens can support this global effort. She will emphasize how the forthcoming convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity represents not only a legal milestone but also a moral and political promise to survivors of atrocities worldwide. \nThe choice of Professor Sadat as the inaugural speaker establishes the lecture series on a strong foundation of legal scholarship\, policy relevance\, and civic urgency. Her leadership in shaping international law around crimes against humanity resonates deeply with CGS’s mission to democratize global institutions and advance enforceable world law. \nThis lecture is also the keynote address of the 2026 CGS Annual Meeting\, more info about the meeting can be found here.
URL:https://globalsolutions.org/event/norman-cousins-lecture-leila-sadat-crimes-against-humanity-treaty/
CATEGORIES:Norman Cousins Lecture
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SUMMARY:Building a Just World Order (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:The World Citizen Book Club hosted a session featuring Building a Just World Order by Dr. Alfred de Zayas. This event explored Dr. de Zayas’s 25 Principles of International Order—described by Maria Fernanda Espinosa\, President of the 73rd UN General Assembly\, as “a modern Magna Carta” for achieving peace with social justice in the 21st century. \nAbout the Book\nIn 2011\, the UN Human Rights Council created the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order. Building a Just World Order compiles 14 reports\, notes\, and comments by Dr. Alfred de Zayas during his tenure as the first mandate-holder from 2012 to 2018. The book formulates 25 principles of international order\, defines domestic and international democracy\, the right of self-determination of peoples\, and a human right to peace. Dr. de Zayas proposes reforms to the UN system—notably the Security Council and the functions of the Secretary General—and advocates reversing the adverse impacts of World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies\, slashing military expenditures\, rendering free-trade agreements compatible with human rights\, abolishing tax havens and investor-state-dispute arbitrations\, alleviating the foreign debt crisis\, and criminalizing war-profiteers and pandemic vultures. \nAbout the Author\nDr. Alfred de Zayas is a former UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order\, former senior lawyer with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\, Secretary of the UN Human Rights Committee\, and Chief of the Petitions Department. He is the author of nine books and more than 200 scholarly articles.
URL:https://globalsolutions.org/event/building-a-just-world-order-session-2/
CATEGORIES:World Citizen Book Club
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