Preventing wars and conflicts is the top global priority for international cooperation, with 44 per cent of respondents ranking it among their three most important issues, according to a Rockefeller Foundation report published in September 2026.
Building a fair global economy and trade system follows at 33 per cent, while ensuring access to food and clean water and addressing climate change and environmental protection each rank at 26 per cent.
Humanitarian aid following disasters and the promotion of democracy and human rights each account for 24 per cent, followed by reducing global poverty at 23 per cent.
Upholding international law and justice ranks at 17 per cent, while freedom of expression and belief accounts for 14 per cent. Managing migration follows at 13 per cent.
Regulating emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, as well as preventing future pandemics, each register 12 per cent.
Addressing child deaths and diseases in poorer countries ranks lowest among the listed priorities, at 11 per cent.
