by ElectTheCouncil | 5 Mar 2018 | Permanent 5, United Nations Security Council, UNSC Reform, UNSC Reform Proposal
The United Nations Security Council lies at the heart of the global security architecture. It was established in 1945 to maintain international peace and security, but reform has been stuck for decades. Beyond a nuclear conflagration and the enduring challenge of...
by ElectTheCouncil | 3 Oct 2017 | UNSC Reform, UNSC Reform Proposal
The UN Security Council can’t stay rooted in 70-year-old practices. It’s time for change, here’s why and how.
by ElectTheCouncil | 29 Sep 2016 | UNSC Reform, UNSC Reform Proposal
The UN Security Council can’t stay rooted in 70-year-old practices. It’s time for change.
by ElectTheCouncil | 22 Jan 2016 | UNSC Reform Proposal
Earlier this week, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) loaded Version 4 of its proposals for the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to the Elect the Council website. Engagement with hundreds of policymakers in China, Germany, South Africa, South...
by ElectTheCouncil | 4 May 2015 | UNSC Reform, UNSC Reform Proposal
Elect the Council is a global civil society initiative to advocate for countries to be elected on a proportional basis to the UN Security Council and to do away with the system of permanent members and veto rights.
by ElectTheCouncil | 7 Apr 2015 | UNSC Reform Proposal
The world is changing, but not the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Established by 51 countries 70 years ago, the UN now has 193 member states that coexist, compete and cooperate in a world that is very different from the situation in 1945. Beyond a threefold...
