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Beijing forum tackles global governance reform
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More than 400 guests from nearly 100 countries, along with representatives from the UN and other international and regional organizations, are gathering in Beijing for the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development. Four decades on, how can the international community better advance human rights through development and turn the vision of the Declaration into reality? And as countries of the Global South call for a greater voice in international affairs, what should a more inclusive, equitable, and representative system of global human rights governance look like?