Adriana E. Abdenur

Co-President, Global Fund for a New Economy; former Special Advisor on international affairs, Brazilian Presidency; member, G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality

Adriana Abdenur is Co-President of the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE). Between 2023 and 2005 she was Special Advisor in international affairs in the office of President Lula. A Brazilian policymaker and scholar, she co-founded Plataforma CIPÓ, a think tank headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Dr Abdenur earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University and has published widely on global governance and sustainable development. In August 2025, she was appointed to the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality.

Articles by Adriana E. Abdenur

1. Can the G20 bridge a fractured world?

   Adriana E. Abdenur

   Global governance — Global

   As global power becomes more diffuse and traditional institutions lose traction, the G20 stands out as a forum with the potential to reconnect a divided international system. Its success will depend on whether member states can find common cause – and act decisively when others won’t

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   14 April 2025

   SDGs: 9 10 13 16 17

   

2. An international financial system at the service of sustainable development

   Adriana E. Abdenur

   Global governance — Global

   For the developed world, increasingly there appears to be only one existential crisis in town: climate change. Achieving the broader agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demands deep reform of the international financial system and urgent recalibration of political will

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   12 July 2023

   SDGs: 1 10 13 17