Ahead of the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, the Open Society Foundations conducted a poll in late July and the first days of August in 22 countries to gauge public opinion on key issues facing the world today. More than two-thirds of the respondents live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The participants were asked a series of questions that ranged from attitudes towards Russia’s war in Ukraine; the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic; the need for international climate action; and the current cost-of-living crisis. The survey also sought to gauge support across a range of
ambitious policy options. The countries surveyed included citizens of Ukraine and countries that have been
supporting Kyiv, including Poland, one of its most active allies, and Moldova on Ukraine’s southwestern border, both directly at risk from further Russian military expansion; as well as France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States, all of which have given Ukraine military and financial support.