International Patriotic Pact & Nation’s Rights to Development
Shaping a New International Order
United Nations Office at Geneva | April 1, 2026
The International Patriotic Pact Organization (IPPO) will convene its 2026 Forum at the United Nations Office at Geneva, bringing together global partners to advance a new paradigm for peace, sovereignty, and development rights.
More than 160 initiators formally adopted the International Patriotic Pact in Geneva on October 1, 2025. Emerging from a century marked by geopolitical turbulence, economic fragmentation, and widening global inequalities, the Pact redefines patriotism as a constructive force: “loving one’s own country without harming the interests of other nations.” It affirms that the nation’s right to development is the foundation of human rights protection and that sovereignty and development must be upheld in parallel.
The 2026 IPPO Forum will deepen global understanding of this new framework and strengthen cooperation among NGOs, scholars, diplomatic missions, and civil society actors committed to a fairer international order.
Forum Objectives
- Strengthen international awareness of the International Patriotic Pact
- Examine its role in promoting peace, sovereignty, and national development
- Discuss how to safeguard global stability while ensuring every nation’s right to development
- Promote cooperation to address shared global challenges
- Advocate for mutual respect of development rights as the basis for common prosperity
Basic Information
Date: April 1, 2026
Venue: United Nations Office at Geneva
Host: Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association (SXPVA)
Co‑organisers: Members of the International Patriotic Pact Organization
Participants: Diplomatic missions, IPPO and SXPVA members, NGOs, experts, scholars, media representatives
Forum Agenda:
Organizational and procedural matters
Expert reports on nation’s rights to development within IPPO
Review of development‑related situations requiring IPPO attention
Approval of national IPPO branches
Annual and review reports
Initiative actions and updates on the International Patriotic Pact
Recognition of support and sponsorship
Co‑Organisers & Keynote Speakers
Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association (ECOSOC – China)
Mr Guowei CUI
International Progress Organization (ECOSOC – Austria)
Dr Hans Köchler
Medijski Edukativni Centar (ECOSOC – Serbia)
Mr Miomir Rajcevic
The 2026 IPPO Forum is an important milestone toward shaping a more just, inclusive, and development‑oriented international order. Together, we reaffirm the global commitment to sovereignty, equality, and the universal right to development.
