From: santepIab@arcor.de   
      
   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.   
      
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