World Forum

The World Forum (WF), officially the Institutions of the World Forum (IWF), is an with most undisputed  as member states. The WF provides an international space for fostering peaceful diplomacy and cooperation for the betterment of all humankind across the globe. The WF is headquartered in Grana, Riyata, although there are other offices of the institutions of the WF in various other countries which house further institutions. All of these offices are within 'international territory' and do not belong to any one state.

The WF and its institutions were founded in 1958 after the end of the Third World War; replacing the Concert of Nations which was deemed ineffective after its failure to prevent two World Wars.On [DATE], [NUMBER] governments met in [CITY], [COUNTRY] to begin to draft a WF charter, which was adopted and came into effect on [DATE]. Under this charter, the WF's objectives include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law; both through direct interventions and indirect think-tanks to provide guidance to the necessary parties.

At its founding the WF had [NUMBER] member states, which as of 2022, has grown to [NUMBER].

History
Founded in 1958 to replace the Concert of Nations (CoN) after its failure to prevent the Third World War, the founding states of the World Forum wanted to provided for the "best international order we can think of". Rather than focusing on arms control, the World Forum seeks to foster diplomacy.

Context
During the First World War, several world leaders had shown interest in establishing an international body to guarantee world peace. After the war had concluded, the victors met in Grana, Riyata to establish the terms of peace. The resultant First Grana Accords established the CoN which began operations on 16 November 1915. After some limited success in the 1920s, the organisation saw massive failures in the 1930s with many nations regarding the CoN as innefective. Membership had decresed to a small number of core members by 1936 and the ineffective presence of the organisation encouraged mass re-armament by nations across the globe, particularly in aviation, as it was understood that the CoN had completely failed.

When the Second World War broke in 1940, the organisation officially suspended operation, remaining in name, but functioning now as an alliance network between countries.

Foundation
At the end of the Third World War, peace talks once again took place in Grana. The main themes of these talks was the reestablishment of the world order prior to 1940. Compared to the talks in 1915, there was a much deeper anti-alutran sentiment at these peace talks with a hard push for decolonisation and fierce anti-imperial positions. After territorial and independence disputes had begun to settle, the conversation turned towards the future of the CoN. Whilst all delegates agreed upon the principles underpinning the CoN, many countries rejected the notion to reinstate the old organisation and so it was agreed that a new one would be created to take its place, and a new conference was created, adjunct to the peace conference to discuss a charter for this new organisation.

The new organisation was decided to resemble a platform for discussion, instead of the harsh interventionalist practices attempted by the CoN, thus the name of the assembled body was to be the World Forum. There were few other international political organisations which existed at the time, the most notable of them however were the Vatupic Treaty Community (VTC) and the United Cities (UC), whose members were active participants in the charter discussions. The principles that governed the structure of the UC played an important role in the establishment of the functioning of the WF and brought the principles of unanimity to the WF contrasted to the much more common simple majority system in place in the CoN. The system was favoured immensely by smaller nations who were placed on equal footing to larger nations - a key influence of the anti-imperialist sentiment that went into the foundation of the WF.

The final draft of the charter, called On the Foundation of a World Forum, was completed in late 1958 and was signed by [NUMBER] countries, and by the time that the treaty was ratified and the first meeting took place [NUMBER] countries had joined the organisation. The meeting took place in [CITY], [COUNTRY] on 18 January 1959 and had several topical issues to address including the dissolution of the CoN. The WF selected Grana in Riyata as the location for the headquarters of the organisation, and construction began in the October of 1959 and was completed in early spring 1962. Like the other buildings that house institutions of the organisation, it lies within international territory. The foreign minister of [COUNTRY], [NAME], was elected as the first !Secretary-General. The meeting also established several of the other institutions and their locations, such as the World Court.

ZUOVA crisis
The ZUOVA crisis was a series of international disputes that arose from the failing ZUOVA state in the late 1980s and 1990s. The crisis was complex and concerned the collapse of a state in possession of nuclear arms. There was no consensus amongst states as to how the IWF goal of non-proliferation should be resolved and so the WF was unable to pass several attempted resolutions. This was the most serious failure of the IWF, which had previously failed to act decisively on several other global crises since its creation.

Tensions between Galvia and Ordrey significantly worsened as the crisis developed. particularly over Vojanak independence and the repatriation of Galvia's nuclear arsenal. The threat of a potential war between two nuclear powers prompted the creation of the first WF committee, which established a demilitarised zone and facilitated the return of the nuclear arms to Galvia. The main assembly also denounced the actions of Galvia and Ordrey for their breach of the IWF charter, leading to several nations to implement economic sanctions against them.

World Forum
The World Forum is the main deliberative assembly and the namesake of the IWF. Composed of one delegate from all IWF member states, the assembly meets in regular, twice-yearly intervals, but emergency sessions can also be called by any member. Some international organisations and institutions also have observer seats in the World Forum.

The World Forum acts as the de facto legislative body of the organisation by passing both binding and non-binding resolutions. Each member has one vote. When a resolution is brought before the assembly for voting, it must gain an 80% majority in favour for it to pass. This number is equivalent to the quorum of the body.

If a resolution passes through the World Forum with unanimity, it is considered binding. All members of the IWF are automatic signatories to all binding resolutions. If a resolution passes without receiving a unanimous vote in favour, it is considered non-binding, and becoming a signatory of the resolution is at the discretion of each member state, regardless of how they originally voted.

WF committees
Following the ZUOVA crisis, the WF has only met as a complete assembly [NUMBER] times. Most resolutions are created within committees of relevant parties. This system has ensured that WF resolutions have been able to find the most appropriate solutions for crises, only where they are necessary. The committee system has allowed for the rise of complex resolutions. Such resolutions are binding for members of the committee where they have been unanimously approved, but also have additional signatories from outside of the committees who have opted to sign, despite not being involved in the creation and voting process.

Permanent committees
Several committees have been created within the World Forum that have 'permanent' status and are unable to be dissolved without unanimous vote from the World Forum. In the modern day, these committees are becoming more common, especially focused around the impacts and prevention of climate change.

Membership
There are 54 member states, with Ukuta notably declining to join the World Forum.

Peacekeeping and security
Upon a decision of the World Forum, it sends peacekeepers to areas involved in armed conflict with the intent to deescalate the situation, discourage combatants from further hostilities, and enforce terms of peace or cease-fire agreements. Member states voluntarily provide military personnel and other resources for WF peacekeeping missions.

Regulation of armament, including encouraging disarmament, is another means by which the WF seeks to improve global peace and security. A key element is the effort to ensure non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Humanitarian assistance
As a global organization, the WF provides a ready means for facilitating humanitarian aid and development to countries in response to natural disasters, famine, war, and disease. It does this directly by sending resources to affected areas and by coordinating member states' relief efforts. The International Relief Operations Organization (IROO) and its affiliates are major (NGO) partners in these endeavors.

For longer term stability and benefit, the WF fund think-tanks, agencies, and/or bureaus with the aim to further humanity’s freedom from violence, hunger, and poverty through scientific research, cultural and artistic exposition, and legal inequities.

Other global issues
As the leading in the world, the WF facilitates diplomacy toward mutual benefit between members and between members and non-members. To effect this, the WF encourages dialog between parties to resolve disputes amicably to avoid any parties engaging in economic, political, or military hostile actions. This may include use of mediators consisting of disinterested parties or other diplomatic resources available to the WF through its member states.

Specialized agencies
Since its inception, the World Forum has established several subsidiary departments, also known as specialized agencies, in order to regulate and observe multiple international causes, services, events, and travel. These specialized agencies, while subsidiaries of the World Forum, have a level of autonomy to manage their individual purpose as needed. Individual departments of the World Forum operate in a way not unlike the federal divisions of a country. The specialized agencies of the World Forum as of 2022 are as follows:

Symbology
The World Forum symbol consists of three stars above a globe embraced by a pair of hands. The globe, including the continents, signifies all peoples and all nations. The three stars denote the three aims of the Forum: Freedom from Hunger, Freedom from Violence, and Freedom from Poverty. As a whole, the symbol epitomizes the Forum's fundamental basis: "We have the responsibility for this fragile world and its fate is in each of our hands."