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All people should have the right to move within their country and receive equal treatment regardless of origin.

Growing economic inequality between urban and rural areas is one of the defining social problems of the contemporary era.

Cities should invest significantly more in social infrastructure — parks, libraries, community centres — not only transport and commercial development.

Rapid urbanisation drives economic development but requires substantial public investment in social infrastructure to prevent social fragmentation.

International organisations should be held to the same transparency and accountability standards they demand of member governments.

Multilateral institutions, despite their slowness and frustration, produce more durable outcomes than unilateral action by dominant powers.

A just international order requires giving equal legal standing to all states, regardless of economic or military power.

All countries, including powerful ones, should comply with International Court of Justice rulings.

Global challenges like climate change and pandemics require stronger international institutions, not a retreat to national unilateralism.

International law is only effective when powerful states choose to follow it — this structural deficiency requires institutional reform.

The UN Security Council's permanent membership should be reformed to reflect the current distribution of global power and population.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council should voluntarily commit not to veto resolutions addressing mass atrocities.

Countries in territorial or political disputes should use international courts and arbitration rather than unilateral action.

Broad economic sanctions are rarely effective tools for resolving geopolitical disputes and often harm civilian populations.

Regional security in the Asia-Pacific should be managed primarily through multilateral frameworks rather than bilateral arrangements.

Economic interdependence between major powers reduces but does not eliminate the risk of large-scale armed conflict.

The UN Charter's prohibition on changing borders or political status by force must apply equally to all states.

Active dialogue and diplomacy between the US and China are essential to prevent accidental military escalation in the Asia-Pacific.

All countries should ratify and implement the Pandemic Accord currently being negotiated under WHO auspices.

Universal health coverage is both achievable and necessary at all income levels — the evidence that it improves health outcomes is strong.