New York, September 23 (QNA) - The Doha Forum has launched its Future of International Cooperation Report 2026 in New York, calling for renewed efforts to rebuild trust in international institutions and strengthen cooperation amid growing geopolitical tensions.
The report, titled "Redefining Global Trust", was launched during the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. It was produced by the Doha Forum in partnership with the Stimson Center, the Global Governance Innovation Network and the Global Studies Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, with the International Peace Institute as a launch partner.
The fourth edition of the report examines widening trust gaps in politics and diplomacy, the economy and technology, as well as security and justice.
It argues that declining confidence in institutions and growing geopolitical instability require changes to international leadership and stronger institutions, alongside greater adherence to international norms.
Among its proposals, the report calls for the creation of a multilateral Information Integrity Council to address misinformation and disinformation. It also proposes a global artificial intelligence center and shared computing infrastructure to help reduce disparities in access to AI technologies.
The report further recommends reforms to UN counter-terrorism efforts aimed at strengthening human rights safeguards.
At the regional level, it proposes an interregional network for early warning and preventive diplomacy, deeper regional and interregional trade agreements, and stronger mechanisms for enforcing regional security arrangements.
The recommendations come ahead of a period of expected changes in the international system, including the appointment of a new UN secretary-general in January 2027 and discussions over the development agenda beyond 2030.
Mubarak bin Ajlan Al Kuwari, executive director of the Doha Forum, said trust was continually being reshaped rather than simply disappearing.
The report, he said, offered governments and individuals practical proposals to address misinformation and injustice, strengthen cooperation and contribute to a safer world.
The Stimson Center's acting president and chief executive, Rachel Stohl, said the report offered approaches to narrowing growing trust gaps, including through greater information integrity and more equitable access to artificial intelligence.
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, president and chief executive of the International Peace Institute, said peacekeeping deployments had fallen by 60 percent from their peak a decade ago, at a time when the need for crisis prevention was increasing.
The report was launched alongside a high-level discussion on "Redefining Global Trust", bringing together policymakers, researchers and civil society representatives to examine its findings and their implications for international cooperation.
The discussion was hosted jointly by the Doha Forum, the International Peace Institute, the Stimson Center and the Global Studies Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. 
The report is expected to inform discussions at the Doha Forum 2026, which will take place in Doha on December 5 and 6 under the theme "Redefining Global Trust".
It will also contribute to wider discussions ahead of the planned Sustainable Development Goals Summit in September 2027 and debates on the post-2030 development agenda. (QNA)