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A steering committee composed of technocrats elected by the UN General Assembly based on their high moral standard and expertise, and not affiliated with any individual government, such as government-nominated UN ambassadors currently seated on the Security Council.

The Grid, he explained, would be broken down into three parts: Waslekar proposed that society take steps to form a “Global Governance Grid,” a body that supersedes the Security Council but whose architecture leaves it “independent of individual government influence by barring government representatives of any kind from its steering committee.” Such a body would be tasked solely with protecting humanity from its most imminent threats and focus on deep, structural changes versus being bogged down with the daily conduct of international affairs. A supra-national organization, not representing interests of individual governments, but rather representing the shared mission of preserving humanity.”

We must conceive an organization that reflects this reality. “Nuclear fallout, infectious disease, and greenhouse gasses recognize no political boundaries and impact all of humanity. “The interconnectedness of today’s world means that politically motivated decisions (and indecision) from Security Council member states have worldwide ramifications,” wrote Waslekar. A supra-national organization, not representing interests of individual governments, but rather representing the shared mission of preserving humanity.” - Sundeep Waslekar

In a recent op-ed published in The Times of India, Strategic Foresight Group President Sundeep Waslekar not only highlighted the Council’s shortcomings - mostly linked to it becoming a bargaining forum for member states - but he also put forth an idea to fix it. And it seems that the Council’s problems have only been exacerbated by the failure of global leaders to unite to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Also to its failure to resolve the long-standing conflict in Syria due to political infighting between permanent Security Council member states Russia, China and the US.

It’s been 75 years since the formation of the United Nations, the intergovernmental organization that aims to achieve higher standards of living for all of humanity while also promoting universal respect for human rights.ĭespite its many achievements, the international body has received much criticism in the past two decades for the failure of its Security Council to maintain global peace and security.Ĭritics point to the council’s failure to prevent the United States and its coalition forces from invading Iraq, despite not receiving approval from the Council.