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The main, perhaps at present the only, reform the UN needs is to be recognised as the sole legitimate agency of the 'international community'. Bush and Bliar have seriously undermined the UN and at times its very survival now seems in peril. However, most of the world wants to see international relations in the hands of the UN not the US. The question is how to make that will effective and to achieve a power bloc to counter the US and its hangers-on. That requires political pressure on the governments which represent the member states in the UN. That in turn requires widespread dissemination of information about the United Nations among as wide a section of the population as possible and a build-up of demands for governments to act through it and in accordance with international law and treaties. Anni Rehin

The Arria Formula - A special mechanism that enables Meetings between NGOs and the Security Council

Some Emails on the position of the World Bank and IMF in the UN system.

A proposal from a Canadian teacher - very brief. Extracts of a discussion between a Canadian Teacher and Noam Chomsky, with a few comments from ACTUN members. "I am proposing an international democratic digital referendum on the question of forgiving Third World Debt".

Some Ideas on Iraq - Karl Miller shares some thoughts on the Iraq crisis. 15 to 24 Jan 2003.

Blood run done, CEASE, NOW PEACE - Karl Miller calls for a ceasfire as part of the multi strategy approach that needs to be adopted to reduce gun violence. 5 December 2002

A UN without America? - Nick Kollerstrom looks at the notion of a UN that asks America to leave. 27 Nov 2002