Rethinking the Foundations of the International Order: A roundtable on re-writing the United Nations Charter
Reform of the United Nations is back on the agenda after the UN Secretary-General announced a new initiative to make the UN “more effective, nimble and fit for today’s challenges”. But the UN80 initiative is largely seen as a cost-cutting exercise without a clear vision. And decades of negotiations on UN Security Council reform have not yet borne fruit.
The UN Charter Reform Coalition offers a renewed perspective on this long-standing issue. Reviving the original notion of the Charter as a document shaped by its historical context in the wake of World War 2 — and thus inherently subject to change — the Coalition advocates for comprehensive reform of the 1945 Charter, which is pre-escalation of the nuclear threat, pre-challenges imposed by digital transformation and pre-climate crisis. This reform aims to equip the UN to better address the pressing global challenges of today, challenges for which the current institutional framework is increasingly inadequate. On this basis, the Coalition calls for the invocation of Article 109 of the UN Charter to convene a General Conference to review the Charter, with a broad mandate and inclusive process.
On the occasion of the visit of a UN Charter Reform Coalition delegation to Brazil on the 80th anniversary of the Charter’s adoption on 26 June 1945, CEBRI will host a hybrid invitation-only event at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro to discuss this pathway to build a new UN architecture.
Partners: UN Charter Reform Coalition
15 pm (BRT)
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Rethinking the Foundations of the International Order: A roundtable on re-writing the United Nations Charter
Reform of the United Nations is back on the agenda after the UN Secretary-General announced a new initiative to make the UN “more effective, nimble and fit for today’s challenges”. But the UN80 initiative is largely seen as a cost-cutting exercise without a clear vision. And decades of negotiations on UN Security Council reform have not yet borne fruit.
The UN Charter Reform Coalition offers a renewed perspective on this long-standing issue. Reviving the original notion of the Charter as a document shaped by its historical context in the wake of World War 2 — and thus inherently subject to change — the Coalition advocates for comprehensive reform of the 1945 Charter, which is pre-escalation of the nuclear threat, pre-challenges imposed by digital transformation and pre-climate crisis. This reform aims to equip the UN to better address the pressing global challenges of today, challenges for which the current institutional framework is increasingly inadequate. On this basis, the Coalition calls for the invocation of Article 109 of the UN Charter to convene a General Conference to review the Charter, with a broad mandate and inclusive process.
On the occasion of the visit of a UN Charter Reform Coalition delegation to Brazil on the 80th anniversary of the Charter’s adoption on 26 June 1945, CEBRI will host a hybrid invitation-only event at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro to discuss this pathway to build a new UN architecture.
Partners: UN Charter Reform Coalition