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A forgotten clause in the UN Charter, the “San Francisco Promise,” offers a way forward to reform the United Nations from its current democratic deficit of the Security Council and its veto power. As a compromise, the permanent five members of the UN Security Council agreed to a clause that allowed for Charter Review, ten years after the UN came into force. This “San Francisco Promise” was activated in 1955, but was later breached and abandoned. The review conference endowed in the Charter, and legally still valid, could pave the way for a process of writing a constitution for the UN, allowing it to reinvent itself to better face current and future global challenges. Thus help transform the UN into a global governance fulfilling the objectives set out in the UN Charter’s preamble.

Join us to explore the “San Francisco Promise,” a forgotten clause in the UN Charter that offers a path to reform the UN and address the Security Council’s democratic deficit and veto power.

Join us to explore the “San Francisco Promise,” a forgotten clause in the UN Charter that offers a path to reform the UN and address the Security Council’s democratic deficit and veto power.

Join us to explore the “San Francisco Promise,” a forgotten clause in the UN Charter that offers a path to reform the UN and address the Security Council’s democratic deficit and veto power.

80 years after the founding of the UN, "A Second UN Charter" presents an upgraded United Nations that is fit for the 21st Century.

80 years after the founding of the UN, "A Second UN Charter" presents an upgraded United Nations that is fit for the 21st Century.