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The Imperative for Action: An Update (PDF, 451KB)
December 2005 | Report
This update tracks the progress of the Task Force and the ongoing issues that must be faced in reforming the United Nations.
Contents: Joint Statement of the Task Force Co-Chairs; Side-by-Side Highlights; Saving Lives, Safeguarding Human Rights, and Ending Genocide; In Need of Repair: Reforming the United Nations; Deterring Death and Destruction: Catastrophic Terrorism and the Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons; War and Peace: Preventing and Ending Conflicts; Helping People and Nations: Development and Humanitarian Assistance.
American Interests and U.N. Reform (PDF, 3MB)
June 2005 | Report
This first report by the Task Force calls for immediate action and attention for reforming the United Nations.
Contents: Foreword, by Newt Gingrich and George Mitchell; American Interests and the United Nations; Saving Lives, Safeguarding Human Rights, and Ending Genocide; In Need of Repair: Reforming the United Nations; Deterring Death and Destruction: Catastrophic Terrorism and the Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons; War and Peace: Preventing and Ending Conflicts; Helping People and Nations: Development and Humanitarian Assistance.
How is the United Nations fulfilling its mandate? In December 2004, Congress directed USIP to create a Task Force on the United Nations to assess this vital question and to recommend an actionable agenda.
The Task Force released its findings in a report released in June 2005 and an update released in December 2005.