{"id":8868,"date":"2025-10-03T08:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/?p=8868"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:37:29","slug":"multilateralism-reimagined-ngics-forum-becomes-eurasias-voice-at-unga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/ar\/multilateralism-reimagined-ngics-forum-becomes-eurasias-voice-at-unga\/","title":{"rendered":"Multilateralism Reimagined: NGIC\u2019s Forum Becomes Eurasia\u2019s Voice at UNGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, October 1<\/strong> \u2014 As the United Nations General Assembly convened world leaders in New York, attention also turned to the Harvard Club, where the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) convened presidents, prime ministers, Nobel laureates, and senior UN officials for \u201cMultilateralism on a Crossroads: Challenges and Pathways to Peace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high-level meeting, hosted by NGIC, was a powerful demonstration that Eurasia has become a central convening force for dialogue at a moment when the international system is struggling to adapt to conflict, inequality, and the accelerating climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NGIC as a Convening Power<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Founded to foster dialogue across cultures and borders, NGIC has emerged as one of the most important conveners of global leadership. In New York, its ability to bring together such a distinguished roster of participants, from sitting heads of state to former leaders and UN agency chiefs, reinforced its reputation as a bridge-builder between East and West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening ceremony reflected this balance of experience and authority: Vaira V\u012b\u0137e-Freiberga, former President of Latvia and NGIC Co-Chair, welcomed participants alongside Albanian President Bajram Begaj, North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovi\u0107,  Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Chairman of the Presidency \u017deljko Kom\u0161i\u0107, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as well as the Secretaries-General of UNCTAD and ITU. Their shared message was clear: at a time when trust in institutions is waning, Eurasia is stepping forward to revive multilateralism with pragmatism and purpose. Special addresses were also delivered by the former Prime Minister of the UK, Gordon Brown; the President Emeritus of the European Council; the former Prime Minister of Belgium; the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia; the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia, Tanja Fajon; and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the Frontlines of Global Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Across two days, the forum tackled pressing issues facing multilateralism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n