Plenary Session

New World of Conscious Unity

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The current global situation is characterized by a sharp increase in geopolitical, economic, and humanitarian challenges. Disunity among states is deepening, the trust deficit is growing, and competition between value systems and development models is intensifying. In this context, the role of people’s diplomacy, humanitarian interaction, and public and cultural initiatives that can offer an alternative architecture for peaceful coexistence becomes particularly important.

The First World Public Assembly is designed to become a humanitarian forum of a new type, where the main vector is not confrontation but the unification of efforts in the name of peace, development, and the conscious unity of peoples—as both a moral choice and a practical tool of international relations.

The plenary session, as the central event of the World Assembly, will set the ideological and value direction for the entire international discussion, opening a space for dialogue and partnership among representatives of states, the public, religious leaders, and the spheres of culture, science, and education.

Discussion questions

  • What are the new humanitarian principles of coexistence and cooperation in a polycentric world?

  • Is a universal humanitarian language uniting peoples possible?

  • What forms of people’s (public) diplomacy are most effective in overcoming global distrust?

  • What role can public organizations play in building a New World?

  • How to balance national identity and global responsibility?

  • Can humanitarian partnership become the foundation of a new world order?

Moderator

Mikhail Kalmykov
First Deputy Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS

Speakers

  • Russia
    Andrey Belyaninov
    Secretary General of the World Peoples Assembly
  • Vatican
    Ilario Franco
    Advisor to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
  • Russia
    Sergey Glazyev
    State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
  • Belarus
    Viktor Sheiman
    State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
  • Malaysia
    Mahathir Mohamad
    Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981−2003; 2018−2020) (TBC)
  • Russia
    Alexandra Ochirova
    UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Co-Chair of the Supreme Advisory Council of the World Peoples Assembly
  • Tajikistan
    Rashid Alimov
    SCO Secretary General (2016−2018), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Angola
    Sabena Johannes
    President and CEO of Afritrack Angola
  • Jordan
    Professor Adnan Badran
    Prime Minister of Jordan (2005), Scientist, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO (1990−1998)
  • India
    Himadrish Suwan
    Chairman of the Confederation of Young Leaders of India, CEO of the Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership (IIGL)