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UN Reform Jan-Jilles van der Hoeven - November 2005
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Content Introductory Remarks Process towards the Summit UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes UN Reform - Follow-up Concluding Remarks
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Introductory remarks – Why reform? International Context Interdependence
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Commitment vs. Implementation The last part of the past century – Commitment in mayor Summits and Conferences Introductory remarks – Why reform?
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Introductory Remarks – Political Will
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UN Reform From review of the Millennium Declaration to UN Reform Introductory remarks
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Content Introductory Remarks Process towards the Summit UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes UN Reform - Follow-up Concluding Remarks
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Process towards the Summit Development and security, and… Human Rights The reports The negotiations
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Content Introductory Remarks Process towards the Summit UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes UN Reform - Follow-up Concluding Remarks
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UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes Freedom from FearFreedom from Want Freedom to live in Dignity UN Reform
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UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes Freedom from Fear –Non-proliferation and disarmament –Security Council –Peace Building Commission –Terrorism
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UN Reform - Peace Building Commission Outcome = Proposal Member States agreed to a Peace Building Commission, Support Office and Fund.
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UN Reform - Terrorism Proposal: 1.“…any action that is intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants, when the purpose of such an act, by its nature or context is to intimidate a population or to compel a Government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act, constitutes an act of terrorism.” 2.Conclude a comprehensive convention on terrorism before the end of the 60th session of the GA. Outcome 1.“We strongly condemn terrorism … as it constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security 2.“Stress the need to make every effort…convention on international terrorism…”
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UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes Freedom from Want –National Strategies and UN country team –Quick-Wins –Aid, Trade and Debt –Environment
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UN Reform – Aid, Trade and Debt
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UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes Freedom to live in dignity –Doubling the OHCHR budget –Human Rights Council –Democracy –Responsibility to Protect
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UN Reform – The responsibility to protect “Each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity” “The international community [is]… prepared to take collective action, through the Security Council…should peaceful means be inadecuate and national authorities are manifestly failing to protect their populations from genocide…”
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Content Introductory Remarks Process towards the Summit UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes UN Reform - Follow-up Concluding Remarks
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UN Reform – Follow-up and implementation Follow-up –Member States of the General Assembly –UN Secretariat –UN System
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Follow-up – Member States Letter Jan Eliasson – President GA. Themes proposed by Member States for inmediate follow-up Development – NEPAD – Migration – Monterrey – ECOSOC reform – System wide coherence – Central Emergency Revolving Fund – Peacebuilding – Human Rights Council – UN Management Reform – Terrorism – Counter terrorism strategy – Responsibility to protect – Security Council Reform – Charter amendments
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Follow-up – Member States Development – NEPAD – Migration – Monterrey – ECOSOC reform – System wide coherence – Central Emergency Revolving Fund – Peacebuilding – Human Rights Council – UN Management Reform – Terrorism – Counter terrorism strategy – Responsibility to protect – Security Council Reform – Charter amendments What themes are on the “real” agenda? Peacebuilding Commission UN Management Reform Human Rights Council ECOSOC reform UN Management reform
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Follow-up – UN Secretariat and System Implement policy guidance provided by the Summit Outcome document Action in four clusters –Institutional innovations –Oversight and audit arrangements –Financial and Human Resources –System-wide coherence
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Content Introductory Remarks Process towards the Summit UN Reform – Proposals & Outcomes UN Reform - Follow-up Concluding Remarks
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