Recently, Somali Ambassador Hodan Osman took the stage at the Global Governance Initiative to challenge how we think about fairness in international decision-making. For her, fairness isn't a handout – it's justice. 🌍✨
By charity, she means short-term aid or handouts. While helpful, charity can keep the Global South on the sidelines. Instead, she calls for justice – equal vote, equal voice, equal stakes. That means countries from South Asia to Southeast Asia, from Somalia to Sri Lanka, join forces in shaping rules on tech, climate, trade, and more.
Ambassador Osman sees the Global Governance Initiative as an open invitation: co-imagine the future, not as passive recipients, but as active architects. Think of a world where digital infrastructure funding, climate action plans, and trade deals are designed together – like a group project where everyone's ideas matter. 🤝💡
This vision resonates with young adults who grew up remixing cultures, building startups in Bangalore or Jakarta, and rallying online for social change. A real seat at the table, she says, means not just speaking, but deciding. It's a call to our generation: get involved, push for fair policies, and build a world where cooperation is justice, not charity.
Where does this lead? To partnerships based on respect, to shared tech labs and green startups, to trade pacts that uplift communities, and to global policies that reflect diverse voices. It's about turning global governance from a stage of speeches into a workshop of action. 🚀
As 2025 winds down, let Ambassador Osman's message spark conversations in cafés and co-working spaces across South and Southeast Asia. Fairness isn't charity – it's justice in action. Ready to pull up a chair? 🪑🌟
Reference(s):
Amb. Hodan: A real seat at the table means shaping the future together
cgtn.com
