July 3rd, 2015 By Michelle McKenna – Senior Fellow The 70th Anniversary of the United Nations offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on its successes and failures. Undoubtedly the world is far more secure today through the existence of the ...

Reform of the Security Council must include reform of the way in which it works in practice, as well as changes to the membership

The veto power blocks the Council from being able to take decisive action, as demonstrated by Kosovo and, more recently, Syria

Most states agree that the size of the Security Council needs to be enlarged in order for it to become more representative of the world today

The biggest obstacle to achieving comprehensive Security Council reform is that it may require an amendment to the UN Charter

There is one major issue that faces the Security Council: legitimacy.

If the Security Council fails to reform it is ultimately doomed to fail.

When the UN was formed, 22% of its members were in the Security Council; now that figure lies at only 8%.

The Women, Peace and Security framework aims to improve women’s rights in conflict and post-conflict situations

Almost ten years from the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) referral of the situation in Darfur, in Resolution 1593, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) the humanitarian situation in Darfur remains volatile.