Reforming the United Nations: Mission Impossible?

Professor Paul M. Kennedy12 April 2007

Ohio State University

Parliament of Man (US)

Parliament of Man (UK)

Table of Contents

Specialised UN Agencies

The IAEA

Peacekeeping

United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE), February 2001 (right) and June 2001 (top). Source: UN/DPI Photos by Jorge Aramburu,

courtesy of Dr. Jean Krasno

Peace Enforcement

Courtesy of Dr. Jean Krasno

Immediate Relief

Courtesy of Dr. Jean Krasno

Developmental Relief

World Bank Development Market Project: Same Language Subtitling on TV for Mass Literacy. Source: The World Bank

UN Statebuilding: Outside Monitors

30 May 1993: International electoral observers verify thumb-prints on a ballot during the counting process in the electoral warehouse. Source: UN Photo 186173, P. Sudhakaran. Courtesy of Dr. Jean Krasno

Is the job done?

Nigerian troops leave Sierra Leone, 2005

The Security Council

Question and Answer Period