Calls for reforming the United Nations began almost immediately after the inception of the global institution.
And although a more recent round of reform proposals was unleashed by former Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s report “In Larger Freedom”, the ensuing UN reform summit in 2005 had few tangible outcomes. Today the UN is still in many aspects a reflection of the world order after World War II. Given the tectonic shifts in global affairs that continue to gain momentum, an overhaul of many of the UN’s principal institutions and working methods seem more urgent than ever. Only a reformed, revitalized United Nations that seems capable of addressing the global challenges that humanity faces will be able to retain its pre-eminent position in international affairs and in global governance.
Towards this end, FES New York has been engaged in a number of activities that address the overhaul of the various aspects of the functioning of the UN, such as: Reform of main bodies of the UN, e.g. ECOSOC and the Security Council; Management and finance of the UN Secretariat; System-Wide Coherence and the establishment of the UN’s new gender entity “UN Women”.
Past Event - "Dialogue on UN operational Activities for Development: Emerging Issues in UN Development Operations" (By Invitation only)
intern1 : March 9, 2012 1:47 pm : Events 2012, Highlights from New York, Reforming the United Nations, Uncategorized13 February, 2012, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 21st Floor, New York
In the fall of 2012 the UN General Assembly will conduct the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) of UN operational activities for development. Its outcome will shape the orientation and functioning of the UN development system for the next four years until 2016. To help UN Member States and UN entities with the preparations for this policy review, FES New York, together with the Office of the President of the General Assembly and UN DESA are jointly organizing a series of discussion events. The first debate on February 13, with the participation of the President of the General Assembly H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and UNDP Administrator Ms. Helen Clark (see picture), focused on the challenges that arise from the changing global environment for the UN’s development work.
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