In 2017 I participated in a competition for the New Shape Prize rewarded
by the Global Challenges Foundation looking for ideas for a governance
model to address the most pressing risks to humanity. My entry
suggesting radical reforms of the United Nations did not convince the
jury and fell into oblivion. However, some recent incidents have
reminded me of my former considerations and motivated me to present them (only very slightly revised) here to the public.
A) Abstract
In this entry proposals are made of reforming the United Nations to
enable them to better address existing and future challenges and risks.
In case a UN-reform cannot be achieved, founding a new organisation is suggested.
Decision making:
Voting rules shall ensure that necessary decisions cannot be blocked by
one or a few states (or rather leaders) unwilling to cooperate. The
right of veto in UN-Charter, Art. 27 (permanent members of the Security Council have to concur) shall be abolished. Voting rights in the General Assembly shall be weighted in accordance with population and fulfilment
of obligations. Moreover a random factor shall make it difficult to
mighty groups to predict and influence the results.
Fight against corruption and extortion/coercion:
Proper rules to combat corruption and extortion/coercion are essential
and shall be established at all levels in any body of the UN, in staff
policy as well as in factual questions or financing. So decisions shall
be made by several independent persons, if possible, and voting weights
shall fluctuate by a random factor. Moreover corruption shall become unprofitable by obligation to report and punishment.
Financing:
Financial resources shall be increased by higher assessed contributions, particularly from those creating problems and risks, improvement of
paying habits by making voting rights dependent on honouring financial commitments, founding a new financial institute called New Global Fund including private shareholders, saving money by economizing and
combatting corruption.
Authorities:
Greater decision-making powers shall be granted to UN-organs enabling
them to perform their tasks, even against states or rather leaders
unwilling to cooperate. New organs shall be established for better
coverage of certain subjects: the New Global Fund open for public and
private members as shareholders and decision makers, supplying or
advancing financial resources to UN bodies and programmes; a new office called GRIPRO aimed to identify and address global risks; internal
police and justice to protect UN-agencies and staff, to settle disputes
and to penalize crime or misconduct within the UN; a permanent available
Task Force to combat serious crimes and terrorism, and to extinguish
bloody conflicts in an early stage.
Suggestions for extensive reforms are made for the following organs:
1. General Assembly: Change of vote system; extended authority;
membership for stateless peoples
2. Security Council: Change of vote system, particularly abolishment of
right of veto; increased number of members; extended authority
3. ECOSOC: Additional functions and extended authority
4. International Court of Justice: Additional functions and extended authority
5. UNEP: Additional functions and extended authority and resources
6. World Health Organization: improved financial resources
The following new institutions shall be founded:
1. GRIPRO (Global Risk Identification, Prevention and Response Office): Prevention and management of global risks; authorized by General Assembly
2. New Global Fund: independent organization to support the UN and its programmes financially
3. Internal UN-Police: combats crimes against the UN and crimes
committed by UN staff; report to the Secretary-General
4. Internal UN-Court of Justice: settle disputes within UN; judgement of criminal offences and misconduct of UN staff
5. PTF (Permanent Task Force): combats terrorism and serious crimes;
reports to the Security Council
6. Cyber Security Programme: search and close security leaks; support
police fighting crime; report to the General Assembly
Language and Communication:
A new language shall be developed to be used as official language and
for internal and external communication. The new language should be very simple structured and most easy to learn for people from all over the
world.
Last resort: a new organization:
If the UN are unable to implement such reforms, as a last resort a new organization should be founded by members of good will to substitute the
UN.
Voting rules shall ensure that necessary decisions cannot be blocked
by one or a few states (or rather leaders) unwilling to cooperate.
The right of veto in UN-Charter, Art. 27 (permanent members of the
Security Council have to concur) shall be abolished.
On Feb 14, 2026, pacifico wrote
(in article <mvbeglFh3v9U4@mid.individual.net>):
In 2017 I participated in a competition for the New Shape Prize rewarded
[...]
Interesting. You might get more readers, snd possibly feedback,
if you also posted this to talk.politics.misc and alt.politics .
I would also like to see all national militaries disbanded and
there be a UN global police force, as I describe in the
essential messages on my web page.
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