Global Policy Forum
The Global Policy Forum (GPF) is an international non-governmental organization that specializes in monitoring United Nations policies , analyzing them critically and creating greater transparency through better information for the public.
The headquarters of the Global Policy Forum, founded in 1993, is at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City . James Paul, co-founder and director, and his team have written numerous publications on topics such as tax reform, the UN Security Council, the World Food Program / hunger crisis and the problems of development aid. The GPF website has one of the largest collections on the Internet of analysis on topics such as UN reform, international development, NGOs and globalization.
On September 24, 2004, a European branch was founded in Bonn. Since spring 2005 there is also an office in Bonn . Jens Martens is the managing director.
The Global Policy Forum tries to cover the entire broad spectrum of topics that is also relevant to the UN. It therefore deals with security, economic and social issues, the protection of human rights and the provision of global public goods. It has acquired particular expertise in the area of UN financing and financial distress.
The most important medium of GPF's public relations work is its homepage, on which the interested public is provided with a comprehensive and largely up-to-date collection of data on the UN and UN topics. In addition, scientific studies are published and conferences are held at irregular intervals. GPF has consultative status with the United Nations and is involved in various networks of non-governmental organizations. Due to the current situation, the main topics of the work of GPF in recent times have been the reform of the United Nations , innovative instruments of development finance and the Iraq war .