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)