State of the World Forum | Strategic Initiatives

"What do we mean by human rights? We mean also, economic, social and cultural rights. Poverty is a terrible deprivation of human rights, and it is in countries most locked into poverty that you have the most conflict.”

Mary Robinson

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Actions That Make a Difference: The Forum’s Strategic Initiatives

In and through the conferences it convenes, the Forum challenges its participants to transform thought into deed, dialogue into action. Forum gatherings thus consistently yield concrete results and often develop into ongoing Forum projects, called Strategic Initiatives, that address pressing global issues. The Forum is responsible for directing and managing these Initiatives in collaboration with many strategic partners worldwide.