Past Projects
Southeastern Europe
The Southeastern Europe project focuses on fostering collaboration, dialogue, and capacity-building in diplomacy, governance, and digital policy across Southeastern Europe. This initiative aims to address the region’s unique challenges and opportunities by equipping policymakers, diplomats, and other stakeholders with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate complex geopolitical and technological landscapes. Through training, research, and inclusive discussions, the project seeks to enhance regional stability, strengthen institutions, and support the integration of Southeastern Europe into broader global processes, emphasising the critical role of digital and multilateral diplomacy in shaping the region’s future. Read more on the Southeastern Europe archive page.
Civil Society in Internet Governance
The Civil Society in Internet Governance project highlights the vital role of civil society in shaping internet governance policies and processes. This initiative aims to empower civil society actors by enhancing their knowledge, skills, and capacity to engage effectively in global and regional discussions on internet governance. Through training, research, and collaborative initiatives, the project seeks to ensure that civil society voices are well-informed, diverse, and impactful, contributing to inclusive, equitable, and sustainable decision-making in the digital realm. It underscores the importance of multi-stakeholder approaches in addressing the complex challenges of internet governance. Learn more on the Civil Society in Internet Governance archive page.
RightOn
The Wednesday Web Chat emerged amid the COVID-19 outbreak as an initiative of a consortium of partners, including the Permanent Missions of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP), the Essex Human Rights Centre, Universal Rights Group (URG), DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP), to maintain discussions on human rights issues in a timely fashion. Read more on RightOn archive page.
FP7: Mapping
The MAPPING (Managing Alternatives for Privacy, Property and Internet Governance) project was launched in 2014 with the aim of creating an all-round and joined-up understanding of the many and varied economic, social, legal and ethical aspects of the recent developments on the Internet. It also explores the consequences of these developments for the individual and society at large, focusing in particular on three complementary and interlinked problem areas: Intellectual Property Rights, Privacy and Internet Governance. Read more on our MAPPING archive page.
CD Multi (Capacity Development Programme in Multilateral Diplomacy)
This programme aimed to strengthen the capacity of small Pacific, Caribbean, and African states to participate more dynamically in multilateral diplomacy in general, and in Geneva-related activities in particular, which as a consequence led to opening up or strengthening their permanent representation to the United Nations in Geneva. Read more on our CDMULTI archive page.
Climate change diplomacy
Since 2008, Diplo has initiated several conferences and events, and created a new online course with scholarship opportunities for diplomats, civil servants and academics from small and developing states. We built a vibrant online community, created illustrations for use in publications, awareness building, and training, and initiated a project to translate key climate change terms. Find out more on our Climate Change archive page.
Capacity Development Programme in ICT Policy and IG for ACP countries
Our two-year Capacity Development Programme (2009-2011) in ICT Policy and IG for African, Caribbean and Pacific countries included several projects, courses, activities, and publications. Over 500 participants from 60 ACP countries benefited directly from the training. Many more benefited from the programme by following the activities online, reading the publications, and engaging with the community in one way or another.
Public diplomacy for Roma
As a result of our pioneering work in 2005/2006, there are now more Roma diplomats who represent Roma communities in policy debates at both national and EU level. Find out more on our Roma Diplomacy archive site.
Human rights and health diplomacy in Serbia & Montenegro
Over 50 judges, government officials, lawyers, medical doctors, civil society activists and academics participated in our tailored programmes on UN Human Rights treaties and global health initiatives (2005/2006).
