Sunday, July 01, 2007

Center for UN Reform Education

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Mission and History
Our MissionThe Center for U.N. Reform Education is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization. Founded in 1978, the mission of the Center is to encourage, generate and sustain discussion of various specific proposals to reform and restructure the United Nations through its website; its monographs, papers and books; and its fora and conferences.
Our HistoryThe Center for U.N. Reform Education was founded in 1978 following a conference on U.N. reform at Villanova University. Over the last 28 years the Center has filled an important gap in the U.N. community by publishing cutting edge research on mid-term and long-term proposals on the reform of the United Nations system. By doing so, the Center has promoted discussion on issues including weighted voting, E-democracy, and restructuring of the U.N.'s principal organs including the Security Council and the General Assembly. Following the Secretary General's reform initiative in March 2005, the Center has expanded its research agenda to include the proposals put forward by the Secretary General. Through its website, the Center also aims to promote discussion on ways to improve the selection process of the Secretary General. The Center is associated with the Department of Public Information (DPI) at the United Nations. The Center does not take positions regarding specific proposals.
Link, http://www.centerforunreform.org/node/13, consultado a 3 de julho de 2007