Reorganize The United Nations For Globalization - Abolish the veto.
- Every member country pays 1% of its federal budget to the UN as a precondition for membership.
- The General Assembly is reorganized along a House/Senate arrangement where, in the upper house, all member countries has a vote each, whereas in the lower house, a country's weight is directly proportional to its population.
- The Secretary General is elected directly by the two chambers. Any member country may nominate a person, but such a nomination is seconded by enough member countries so as to garner at least 20% of the votes in both the chambers. An election is held if there be more than one nominee. Only the top two remain for the third round, and a run-off is held until the top contender gets at least 50% of the votes in both the houses.
- The World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO are brought under the U.N. Their heads are part of the Secretary General's cabinet.
A Different Kind Of United Nations
Paramendra Bhagat
November 9, 2002
