• Annan Calls for ''Legitimacy'' in Security Council -- (July 22, 1998) Statement by Secretary General Kofi Annan on Security Council Reform during his visit in Mexico. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 53 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Council Takes New Step to Enhance Transparency of its Work -- (January 4, 2000) According to a release from the UN News Wire the Security Council has passed new measures to keep non-members better informed on the process and content of the groups work. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 42 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Envoys Voice Doubt In Security Council -- (October 17, 2001) The frustration resulting from the lack of transparency at the UN is shared by numerous Ambassadors. The international cooperation against terrorism will only succeed within the framework of an accountable and transparent United Nations. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 39 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• G. A. Concludes Consideration of Security Council Reform -- (December 20, 1999) Efforts in the GA to improve equitable representation in the Security Council by increasing membership of the Security Council don't get very far! (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 22 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Memorandum on Security Council Reform -- (December 22, 1997) Signed by all ten non-permanent members of the Council, this is a strong call for greater Council openness, with a number of specific proposals. The memo makes clear the gap between the Council's powerful permanent members, who prefer to act behind closed doors, and the rest of the Council's members, who tend to favor steps towards greater accountability. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 35 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• New Challenges Mean Time for Change at UN -- (September 6, 2003) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks with the Financial Times about problems of Security Council decision-making. Annan also explains why he took a cautious, reserved stance in the buildup to the war in Iraq. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 43 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Note by The President of the Security Council -- (December 30, 1999) Security Council President for December, UK Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock, issued a procedural note that improves Council transparency. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 35 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Obuchi Set to Propose UN Reform at Summit -- (June 16, 1999) According to this article from the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi plans on proposing UN reforms at the G8 Summit in Cologne, Germany, starting June 18. Obuchi's proposals come in response to the Security Council's failure to agree on a common policy at the outset of the Kosovo crisis. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 19 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Russia Says Only UN Can Authorise Intervention -- (September 22, 1999) An article from Reuters that reports on Russian foreign minister's criteria for Security Council intervention in conflict situations. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 26 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Security Council Decisions on Working Methods and Procedures -- (1993-present) A list of the decisions taken by the Council with regards to reform of its procedural protocols. Most of these measures have been introduced in an effort to increase the transparency of the Council's deliberative process, while others were introduced to increase its efficiency. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 27 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Security Council's Credibility Undermined: Pakistan -- (October 19, 2000) Pakistan accused the Council of selectivity in the implementation of resolutions, and pointed to a lack of credibility each time a conflict is ignored and left to the parties to resolve the disputes themselves. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 27 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• States Must Fall in Line to Promote Annan's Vision -- (June 17, 1999) In this opinion piece from the South Africa Business Day, the author urges member states to support the UN and advocates broad UN reform measures, such as reshuffling the Security Council and changing budget contribution policies. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 23 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• The Role of the Security Council in the Prevention of Armed Conflict -- (July 20, 2000) Ambassador Hasmy of Malaysia urges integrated work of the Council with other UN agencies "to re-orientate itself from its usually reactive approach to the management of conflict to one of pre-empting or preventing conflicts". This would require a more in-depth analysis of conflict situations and an enhanced relationship with the Secretariat. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 21 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• The UN Security Council: Why it Succeeded in 1990, Why it Didn't in 2003 -- ...and why the US should redeem it. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 47 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• UN and World Security in the Next Millennium -- (September 27, 1999) An editorial published in Nigeria Post Express, Lagos, provides a Nigerian perspective on the UN's tendency towards unilateralism and how this is especially problematic in cases of humanitarian crisis. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 27 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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