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NewsJoint Statement: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court
Citizens for Global Solutions joins more than 180 organizations from over 60 countries calling on the 125 States Parties to the Rome Statute to protect the International Criminal Court from US sanctions.
NewsWelcome Dr. Arthur Lyon Dahl to the CGS National Advisory Council
CGS welcomes Dr. Arthur Lyon Dahl to its National Advisory Council, bringing decades of expertise in global environmental governance, United Nations reform, and sustainable development.
NewsAndrew Igdal Wins the 2026 New Voices 4 Global Solutions Essay Contest
Andrew Igdal wins the 2026 New Voices 4 Global Solutions Essay Contest with a case for a UN maritime force to protect shipping lanes under Article 109.
NewsCGS Fellows Take Youth-Led Research to the UN High-Level Political Forum
Two CGS Global Governance Fellows keynoted UN High-Level Political Forum side events on housing, public health, and rural road access in Brazil.
NewsCall for Papers: Mondial Special Edition on Rewriting the UN Charter
Citizens for Global Solutions and World Federalist Movement-Canada invite proposals for a Mondial special edition on what an upgraded UN Charter could deliver. Expressions of interest are due October 15, 2026.
NewsWelcome Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing to the CGS National Advisory Council
CGS welcomes Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing to its National Advisory Council, bringing decades of expertise in international law, global governance, and ethics-based institutional design.
NewsWe Brought Citizens to Capitol Hill. Here Is What Ten Congressional Offices Heard.
CGS members and the Youth Advocacy Network met ten House and Senate offices during the 2026 Annual Meeting with three asks: UN Charter review under Article 109, a UN Parliamentary Assembly, and pulling back from nuclear risk.
NewsWelcome Kehkashan Basu to the CGS National Advisory Council
CGS welcomes Kehkashan Basu, Founder-President of Green Hope Foundation and Co-President of WFM/IGP, to its National Advisory Council, bringing youth leadership, climate justice and human rights advocacy.
NewsFrom the Classroom to the United Nations: CGS Fellows Lead an Intergenerational Dialogue on Women’s Access to Health and Housing
For their capstone, CGS Global Governance Fellows organized a parallel event at the NGO CSW70 Forum: an intergenerational panel on housing, health and inequity for women in Latin America.
NewsGlobal Governance Fellowship: Fall 2025 Workshops in Review
A look back at the fall 2025 semester of the CGS Global Governance Fellowship and the expert-led workshops on world federation, world citizenship, positive peace, policy writing, Article 109 and the ICJ.
NewsCitizens for Global Solutions (CGS) Urges Senate to Vote Down Legislation to Sanction the ICC
Washington, DC—On January 9, the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would sanction the International Criminal...