🚨 News Alert! 📰 @nyuCIC welcomes Professor Paul Smoke as Acting Director! A globally recognized @NYUWagner expert in public finance, governance, decentralization, and fiscal reform, Prof. Smoke brings decades of academic, policy, and advisory experience to guide #NYUCIC through this pivotal transition. CIC is thrilled to have his leadership steering its mission forward. 🌟 Learn more:

🌟 Join us on February 11 for a critical discussion on why addressing inequality should be at the heart of FfD. 🙌 Co-organized by @Oxfam, @icrict, @GIESCR, @nyuCIC, and @social_rights. Learn more: #NYUCIC #F4D #FFD #Financing4Development #TheFutureisEqual

✍️ Do you have excellent writing, research, and time management skills? If so, we have a new #JobOpportunity for @nyuniversity students! 🔍 We’re looking for a Research Program Assistant to join our dynamic team for the Spring 2025 semester. ➕ More details:

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⚖️ “Officials we met made the point that they are seeking justice for the victims and that they would like to see accountability in the future, particularly focusing on the top officials,” said Commissioner @hmegally, #NYUCIC Distinguished Fellow, on his visit to Damascus. 🇸🇾 He added, “[On future visits,] we would be able to go outside of Damascus and go to other parts of the country… We should be able to work with them to ensure the mistakes of the past are not repeated.” Read more about Hanny’s key observations and takeaways from his visit in a recent @anadoluagency article ⬇️

🗳️ “To be a permanent member of the Security Council is both a burden and a privilege. It comes at a heavy cost. The veto is the power to say no based on your sense of a situation. And no matter how many other countries think differently, your know holds sway. So that's a powerful position to have in global politics and on issues of war and peace”—@AmbMKimani on the role of veto power in the @UN Security Council. 🔗

🤔 Although the International Development Association (IDA) replenishment reached record-breaking levels, what challenges remain in #GlobalFinancing? 🔗 #NYUCIC #F4D #IDA21 #WBGmeetings

📣 We’re hiring! Join us as a Research Program Assistant at @nyuCIC and be a part of our mission-driven team for Spring 2025! 📝 Responsibilities: 🖥️ Conduct desk-based research to identify policies reducing #inequality and #exclusion. 📊 Research, analyze, and draft case studies addressing inequality. 💬 Collaborate with the @SDG16Plus’ Inequality and Exclusion team to ensure that the policies meet portal criteria. ⭕ This position is open to @nyuniversity students only. Apply now! 👇

🏛️🌍 As we step into 2025, the global stage continues with a mix of challenges: escalating geopolitical rivalries, entrenched inequalities, and the climate crisis. How can we rebuild trust in #multilateral solutions to foster a more peaceful, just, and inclusive world? Our experts highlight critical trends, developments, and opportunities to watch for in 2025 ⬇️

❓ Are you passionate about #inequality, international development, and public policy? 💡 We’re seeking a Research Program Assistant to work on the Inequality Solutions Portal, a public resource of global policies advancing equity and inclusion. 📝 This opportunity will allow you to enhance your skills in writing, research, and policy analysis. Only open to @nyuniversity students 👉 Check out the portal 👉

💭 “Rhetoric from Rwandan President Kagame—towards South Africa as well as DRC—has become blunt and threatening. The Angola peace process appears to be definitively over, with nothing to replace it for the moment and we are perilously close to another regional conflict”—Joshua Walker (@jdlzw), Program Director of @GEC_CRG. Read the full @business article by @mjkcongo 👇

📰 In a recent @business article, our Senior Fellow @jasonkstearns provides insights on #Rwanda’s reasons for intervening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC). 🌐 When the #M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took #Goma, a city in the DRC, international pressure spurred on Rwanda. However, when hostilities flared up recently in 2021, the international reaction was relatively muted. READ:

📆 Each month, @nyuCIC brings you CIC Insights—featuring research, policy recommendations, and highlights of our ongoing projects. 🌎 Join a community of policymakers and global citizens by subscribing today! 📩 #NYUCIC #CICInsights #Multilateralism #InternationalCooperation #Newsletter #StayInformed #GlobalTrends #HumanRights #GlobalPeace

🌍 "The fall of Goma will be a milestone in Congolese history." As the M23 and its Rwandan backers tighten their grip on the city, the international response remains muted. What happens next will depend largely on whether the world chooses to act. 📖 Read the analysis by @jasonkstearns of the @GEC_CRG: →  #Goma #M23 #RDF

🇸🇾 “Syria has changed,” Commissioner @hmegally said in an interview with @anadoluagency, reflecting on @UNCoISyria’s first-ever visit to #Damascus. 🔍 For 14 years, the commission has been seeking access and cooperation with the previous authorities to follow up on investigations, meet with people, and visit places where violations are happening. 🔗

In a podcast with @CSIS’s @CatherineNzuki_, @AmbMKimani discusses the steps to reform the @UN Security Council and add permanent seats. 🎧

Follow our experts on the #DRC for more commentary and analysis on the developing situation 👇 @jasonstearns @fredbauma90 & @ebuteli @jdlzw

🤔 Why is it important for Africa to gain permanent representation in the @UN Security Council? Tune in to the full podcast with @CatherineNzuki_ (@CSIS) and @AmbMKimani to find out 🔽

🚨 More than 5,300 lives were lost last year, 700,000 displaced, and nearly 5 million are facing food insecurity. 🇭🇹 As #Haiti faces these crises, the country’s instability and increasing gang violence are exposed. Learn more about the current crisis, featuring insights from #NYUCIC Visiting Scholar Sophie Rutenbar: