Throughout our study of the United Nations as an InternationalOrganization concerned with maintaining peace and security from its inceptionto the present day, we came across various critiques appointed to the worldbody. However, what can be concluded from the duration of this criticism andfrom the lack of a new solution?s implementation to put the organisation?back to life?, is that there isn?t still a consensus about what should bedone. Is it even possible to reform the United Nations? It seems that thedebate is not heading to its maximum efficiency for various reasons.
In this sense, this article provides some of the historical andpolitical context necessary to understand the debate on the SecurityCouncil?s reform and where it is likely to go in the future.
The criticisms that persist to this day can be summarized,organically, by the lack of representativeness and democracy of the SecurityCouncil, related to the veto power attributed to permanent members and theexistence of this category itself and functionally, by the lack ofeffectiveness of the United Nations in dealing with problems of securityworldwide.
Incorporating evidence from books, review articles, and records, thisstudy aims to comprehend whether there may be a way to provide for thesurvival of this organization, by revitalizing its effectiveness, through theanalysis of the proposals that have been made in recent years, by focusingmainly on the enlargement of the Security Council and the veto power?sproposals, the two biggest issues.
Finally, wepresented our reform dubbed the?International Security Project?, whichintends to accomplish what this dissertation has committed to, i.e., how toreform the Security Council.
