Guillaume Lafortune

Guillaume Lafortune is vice president and head of the Paris office at the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)—the largest global network of scientists and practitioners mobilized for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Previously, he served as an economist at the OECD in Paris and at the Ministry of Economic Development in the Government of Quebec. Guillaume is the author of 50+ scientific publications, book chapters, policy briefs, and international reports on sustainable development, economic policy, and good governance.

Recent articles by Guillaume Lafortune

US ranks last on adherence to UN Charter

US ranks last on adherence to UN Charter

At the very bottom of a new index ranking 74 countries adhering to the UN Charter is the United States, with Israel being the second from the bottom. Both countries are frequently at odds with the UN multilateral system. The US needs to recognise that the UN system, operating under the UN Charter, is the true “rule-based international order.”