United Nations Structural Reform

Abstract

The events and incidents of the last several decades, especially after the end of the Cold War, indicate the inefficiency of the United Nations system in fulfilling its mission of maintaining international peace and security. This challenge has raised the issue of reforming the structure of the United Nations and has made it a necessity in the eyes of many experts. The study of the necessity of reforming the structure of the United Nations system, especially by focusing on the two main pillars of this organization, namely the General Assembly and the Security Council, is the focus of the present study. This article discusses and examines this issue in two parts. The first part examines the voting system and functions of the Security Council and focuses on issues related to the veto power and unbalanced representation of developing countries in this institution. The second requirement mentioned in this section refers to the need to reform the structure and method of applying Security Council sanctions in order to find a solution to ensure that they serve justice and efficiency, rather than the political use of punitive measures. But in the second part of the article, which is about reforming the structure and functioning of the General Assembly, the first requirement highlights the necessity and necessity of restoring its status and strengthening its authority as an inclusive representative body of the United Nations members. The second requirement concerns the interrelationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council, in which von der Donck argues that we must strive to rebalance these two pillars in order to strengthen their legitimacy in an international order that has changed significantly since 1945.