Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation

The World Economic Forum's Global Action Group proposes seven principles to move the world from geopolitical competition toward cooperation. These principles emphasize advancing peace and security, equitable re-globalization, gender equality, sustainable rebuilding, public-private partnerships, and increased global resilience to address challenges like climate change and economic instability.

• The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of multilateral action and the presence of geopolitical fault lines, suggesting that the crisis should act as a catalyst to shift from competition toward purposeful, coordinated cooperation.
• To restore global cooperation, existing international institutions and mechanisms must be adapted to current realities and new technologies rather than being discarded.
• Economic recovery must be inclusive and equitable, addressing systemic racism, discrimination, and the digital divide through a new global social contract that supports lower- and middle-income countries.
• Climate change is identified as a critical global risk, and the document argues that pandemic recovery funding and stimulus should be used to advance carbon-neutral practices and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Global resilience requires a move away from protectionism in favor of a rules-based global trade system and increased information sharing to safeguard against economic, technological, and public-health shocks.

APA

World Economic Forum (2021). Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Action_Group_Principles_2021.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation. 2021. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Action_Group_Principles_2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=World Economic Forum |title=Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation |date=January 2021 |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Action_Group_Principles_2021.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{worldeconomicforum2021principles, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2021}, month = jan, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Action_Group_Principles_2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }