Foundation of Multilateral Diplomacy and the United Nations System

The special module on multilateral diplomacy offers a unique learning experience that broadens the knowledge horizons of diplomats, students, public servants, entrepreneurs, civil society activists, liberal professionals, helping them to understand the United Nations (UN) (2015) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its very birthplace as a concept – the United Nations. The students will be guided into the plethora of UN entities and to the patterns of cooperation between the member states and non-state actors, businesses and civil society organizations. The module will clarify also the rules of multilateral diplomacy and the nature of the decision-making processes leading to either hard law or soft law, or simple cooperation settings.

List of Abbreviations

AI: Artificial Intelligence
DS: Data Science
DT: Digital Transformation
KM: Knowledge Management
UN: United Nations
PPP: Public-Private Partnership
SD: Sustainable Development
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
STI: Science, Technology and Innovation
VNR: Voluntary National Reviews

Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu

Former Ambassador to United Nations (Geneve – Switzerland)

Programme Sessions

01

Origins of multilateral diplomacy

Once upon a time there was a concert

02

The heritage of the League of Nations

From the law of force to the force of law

03

The birth of the United Nations Charter

Thinking of peace in times of war

04

Main changes in the United Nations politics

A new balance of power

05

Reforming the United Nations

Old wine in new bottles?

06

United Nations concepts of global governance

The soft power of the world organisation

07

What is the United Nations system?

A short journey through the labyrinth

08

The nature and the thematic areas of the subsidiary organs

A complex world, a complex organisation

09

The taxonomy of the United Nations meetings. Procedures and voting

On the stage and behind the scenes

10

Taxation vs. representation in the United Nations system

An objective view on the assessed contributions to the regular budget