by ElectTheCouncil | 6 Jan 2016 | UNSC History
When the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 15 September 2015, reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC) was again on the agenda. By the time that the annual general debate concluded on 3 October, no agreement had been reached on an...
by ElectTheCouncil | 17 Aug 2015 | Permanent 5, United Nations Security Council
After more than two decades of work on African peace and security, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) recently unveiled Elect the Council: an ambitious initiative to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The latest version of the proposals, the...
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...
