Global Middle Power Advocacy Forum

Advocacy during a changing world order
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Global Middle Powers Advocacy Forum

The Global Middle Powers Advocacy Forum 2026 will take place in Rome in November 2026. It will convene global advocates from across the middle powers and beyond to explore the changing global order and how to make progress in these era defining times.

Registration opens in summer 2026

The Forum will take place in Rome within a 20 minute walk of the central rail station

Meeting Information

Dates

The meeting will take place over 2 days in November 2026

Venue

The Forum will take place in a hotel in central Rome. This is an in-person event.

Who Should Attend

All those working on global advocay – climate finance,  development, education, global health, human rights, gender, LGBT+, peace and security, economics. It will focus on the framworks and structures of global advocayc that can applied across all the issues. Breakout groups will focus on specific sectors. This will be a hands-on Forum with a mix of panels and discussion sessions allowing all participants to share ideas, initiatives, and policy options to be considered in face of the changing world order

Registration

Registration will open in summer 2026. It will be limited to 120 participants.

Global Middle Powers Advocacy Forum

A 2 day meeting and workshop of global advocates to analyse and strategise on how to make progress in changing global order.

Overview

The multilateral system that has underpinned global development progress for decades is showing serious strain. The disruption to global order from the US withdrawing from the rule based order has upeded traditional advocacy. However, there is a surgent rise in the Middle Powers – new forums and coalitions of willing countries still looking to make advance on critical global issues.

For global advocates, these new but fragile shoots of a different world order create some hope but urgent practical challenges. The advocacy community must candidly assess what is and isn’t working, explore these alternative forums and innovative approaches, and develop new collaborative strategies to achieve meaningful outcomes for the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Focus Areas

The forum will concentrate on climate, finance, and development, issues.

Objectives

The event will convene experienced advocates to confront these challenges head-on and chart a more effective path forward. Specifically, the forum will:

  • Assess the impacts of a changing global order

  • It will review and learn about the rising Middle Powers and take a honest assessment of its longevity and impact.

  • Identify opportunities and constraints within the evolving political landscape of host countries

  • Discuss possible approaches for the next 3 years of the summit cycle

  • Strengthen networks among advocates working on shared priorities

  • Build capacity for engaging with multilateral decision-making processes

Outcomes

The primary outcomes are:

  • An understanding of the changing global policy environment

  • Shared examples and case-studies of successful or promising new strategies

  • Design of possible tools to help track and capture sucessful advocacy initiatives to inform the sector

The secondary outcomes are:

  • Increased awareness of the changing global order.

  • Greater trust between groups and sectors.

  • Informal networks and collaborative groups that can work together throughout the year.

The full agenda is being built and will be shared with the participants in summer 2026.

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What World Assembly

The Assembly’s mission is to bring advocates together to create networks and bonds that help further progress on global priorties. We hold events, workshops, forums and roundtables to promote dialogue, information sharing, what’s working and what’s not working. We believe that informed and coherent advocacy can amplify individual efforts.