19 July 2007

Today, Member States met for an informal meeting of the “Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council”.*

Chaired by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, the day-long meeting mainly focused on how to move the reform process towards actual intergovernmental negotiations on a framework for further discussions.

On 20 June 2007, the Peacebuilding Commission held a country specific meeting focusing on the adoption of a Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding in Burundi. The document obtained approval following numerous discussions and presentations by delegates from the government of Burundi, experts in the area as well as members of the Organizational Committee of the PBC.

During the last two weeks of June Member States began consultations, based on a thematic approach, on the recommendations contained in the Report of the High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence on development, humanitarian assistance and the environment.

26 June 2007

On 26 June 2007, the President of the GA, H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa circulated the Report of the two Facilitators, Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz of Chile and Ambassador Christian Wenaweser of Liechtenstein, based on their consultations with Member States, and groups of Member States, on how to proceed with the reform of the Security Council.

21 June 2007
by Julia C. Hurley

This analysis examines efforts by the United States to bring about management reform at the United Nations. The author based her findings on statements issued by the United States, an interview with a key US diplomat at the UN, as well as NGO and Press reports.

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