DILI, Timor-Leste – On September 23, 2025, the g7+ launched its groundbreaking Rapid Response Advisory Centre. The decision was made at the g7+ Annual Summit held in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York. The Rapid Response Advisory Centre is a pioneering sovereign initiative designed to provide immediate, practical support to g7+ Member States facing urgent matters of national importance.
The Rapid Response Advisory Centre will deliver rapid, hands-on guidance from eminent advisors to allow g7+ governments to act decisively at the critical early stages of a national challenge. It will provide critical support to Member States, particularly in relation to major international disputes and high-stakes concession negotiations involving natural resources and infrastructure projects. The Centre fills a longstanding gap in the field of international support by prioritizing swift, expert, and context-sensitive assistance when it is needed most.
The Rapid Response Centre will be led by the g7+ Secretariat, which will coordinate strategy, intake, and delivery of services. Member States will be able to access the Centre’s support for immediate assistance at no cost, with assistance in transitioning to longer-term external advisory arrangements by way of a roster internationally renowned experts in law, economics, and development. The g7+ Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the mission of the g7+, has committed to assisting in the initial work of the Centre.
The establishment of the Rapid Response Advisory Centre builds on the g7+ commitment, reaffirmed at the 6th Ministerial Meeting and reflected in the Peer Learning Framework, to provide its Member States context-sensitive solutions rooted in shared experience. The Centre embodies a practical, peer-based approach to solidarity and self-reliance, enabling Member States to draw on lessons learned from transitions out of fragility to achieve self-sufficiency. As demand grows and Member State needs continue to shape its priorities, the Centre is expected to expand beyond its initial scope to support additional areas essential for peace, stability, and sustainable development.
The g7+ is an intergovernmental organization, with UN Observer status, comprised of 20 conflict-affected countries that advances peacebuilding, state building, and transitions from fragility to resilience through peer learning and collective advocacy. Its Member States include Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinee, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome e Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, and Yemen.
For more information about the Rapid Response Advisory Centre, please contact: g7plus.secretariat@gmail.com