Reforming the United Nations
Reforming the United Nations can and needs to take place at multiple levels.
Reforming the United Nations can and needs to take place at multiple levels.
The United Nations Charter does not outlaw war, it outlaws aggression.
The composition and methods of the Security Council are antiquated and only minimally effective in keeping or restoring the peace.
The UN needs to become far more proactive in foreseeing and preventing conflicts where possible, and quickly and nonviolently intervening in conflicts that have ignited in order to put out the fires quickly.
Several recommendations exist to make the GA more effective.
The ICJ or “World Court” is the principal judicial body of the United Nations.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent Court, created by a treaty, the “Rome Statute,” which came into force on 1 July, 2002 after ratification by 60 nations.
Trained, nonviolent and unarmed civilian forces have for over twenty years been invited to intervene in conflicts around the world to provide protection for human rights defenders and peace workers by maintaining a high profile physical presence accompanying threatened individuals and organizations.