What is GIN?

GIN nurtures and mobilizes transgenerational communities of global citizens to build an equitable and sustainable world.

The Global Issues Network (GIN) Conference empowers young people to develop sustainable solutions to address global problems and to implement their ideas with the support of the network. The key ideas are based on the book, High Noon- 20 Global Problems, 20 years to Solve Them by Jean Francois Rischard.

"I strongly believe that it will take the combination of a new method of global problem solving and a new mindset …. Schools have a pressing responsibility in this regard to expose the next generations more systematically to these global problems and to help develop the new mindset that is needed --- the 'global citizens first' mindset… tomorrow’s generations must develop a networking-oriented mindset if they are going to solve the burning global problems that stare us in the face.” - Jean Francois Rischard

GIN Conferences focus around the 20 Global Issues:

Sharing our planet: Issues involving the global commons

Climate Change
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses
Fisheries Depletion
Deforestation
Water Deficits
Maritime Safety and Pollution

Sharing our humanity: Issues requiring a global commitment

Massive Step-Up in the Fight Against Poverty
Peacekeeping, Conflict Prevention, Combating Terrorism
Education for All
Global Infectious Diseases
Digital Divide
Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Sharing our rule book: Issues needing a global regulatory approach

Reinventing Taxation for the Twenty-First Century
Biotechnology Rules
Global Financial Architecture
Illegal drugs
Trade, Investment, and Competition Rules
Intellectual Property Rights
E-commerce Rules
International Labor and Migration Rules

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