Renewing the United nations : a Programme for Reform

The institutional reforms outlined in this report consist of three types of measures. The first are those that the Secretary-General can and will undertake on his own initiative, concerning largely the organization and management of the Secretariat programmes and funds. The second are complementary measures that reside within the jurisdiction of Member States, including the structure and functioning of intergovernmental bodies, which require their approval. Finally, several more fundamental proposals are advanced for serious consideration and deliberation and possible action in the longer term.
Reform is not an event; it is a process. And the process will not end with this report. The proposals contained herein, therefore, are important not only for the specific ways in which they will produce a stronger, more resilient, and more flexible United Nations now, but also for the general direction their implementation will impart to the future evolution of the Organization.