{"id":140255,"date":"2023-09-22T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=140255"},"modified":"2023-09-25T08:31:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:31:48","slug":"eu-calls-for-reform-of-the-un-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/eu-calls-for-reform-of-the-un-charter\/","title":{"rendered":"EU calls for reform of the UN Charter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0President of the European Council, Charles Michel,<\/strong>\u00a0addressed the\u00a078th session of the General Assembly<\/strong>\u00a0on 21 September on behalf of the EU.<\/p>\n

Throughout the week, he also participated in the UN Security Council debate on Ukraine, as well as in a series of\u00a0side events<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0bilateral meetings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Multilateralism and\u00a0the UN Charter<\/h3>\n

The EU is fully\u00a0committed to a multipolar world<\/strong>\u00a0that cooperates and progresses towards democracy and human rights.<\/p>\n

But in the face of multiple global crises such as Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, the climate crisis and the combat against global poverty and inequality, President Michel emphasised in his address to the General Assembly that the\u00a0multilateral system is stuck<\/strong>\u00a0in a rut and trust in it is eroding.<\/p>\n

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The UN governance system has become dysfunctional. The system must be reformed to make it fairer and more inclusive.<\/p>\n

European Council President Charles Michel, 21 September 2023<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To resolve the most pressing issues and put multilateralism back on track, President Michel called for\u00a0repairing the UN system<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0reforming the UN Charter<\/strong>\u00a0by:<\/p>\n