The Global Policy Forum (GPF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in December 1993 and based in New York and Bonn (Global Policy Forum Europe).[1] The aim of the Global Policy Forum is to critically accompany and analyze developments such as debates in the United Nations and on the topic of global governance. Thereby a bridge between the international and local levels is to be built. Thus, the GPF seeks to strengthen intergovernmental organizations and promote multilateralism based on solidarity, international law and the United Nations Charter. The Global Policy Forum also has consultative status on the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC for short). Jens Martens has been the GPF's executive director since 2014 and director of GPF Europe since its fo