The idea of the United Nations, or rather the League of Nations, came after World War I as an attempt to promote world peace. However, this attempt failed, and it was not until after World War II that the current UN was established. Thus, it is evident that wars and crises are the drivers for change and for establishing platforms for cooperation. However, since World War II, new challenges and global crises have emerged which the UN has not been able to address. Therefore, it is time to modernize the United Nations and bring the UN into the 21st century. A modernization and a reformation of the UN would allow the UN to more effectively respond to the global challenges ahead of us. Therefore, we are suggesting the United Nations 2.0, which includes a series of reforms that would bring the UN into the 21st century and more efficiently address the new challenges.

First, in order to make the United Nation more efficient and to improve the decision-making procedure, the first reform concerns the veto-powers, and we believe that the current veto-power that the five permanent Security Council members have (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States) should be eliminated. The veto-power represents a different time and is an undemocratic tool that belongs in the history books, as these five member states can completely block necessary and pressing resolutions, sanctions, proposals, and missions, which could still have the support of the majority of states. Moreover, not all five members are democratic countries, which makes it difficult to enforce, enhance and spread democracy. Additionally, the veto-power gives these five member states an unfair tool to pursue their political interests and agenda, which comes at the cost of public interests and in some instances human rights and democracy.