Das International Institute for Peace in Wien richtete im Herbst 1993 und im Frühjahr 1994 zwei Tagungen über Vorschläge zur Reform der Vereinten Nationen aus. Der vorliegende Sammelband gibt die wichtigsten Beiträge wieder. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Diskussion der vom UN-Generalsekretär Boutros Boutros-Ghali vorgelegten "Agenda für den Frieden". Zugleich werden Ansätze zur notwendigen Reform im Wirtschafts- und Sozialbereich vorgestellt. Inhalt: I. The United Nations System in a Changing Environment: Retrospect and Prospect: Mihály Simai: The Five Decades of the United Nations: Accomplishments and Limitations (17-38); James R. Sewell: The Functional Approach, the Charter, and New Challenges for the United Nations (39-48); Maciej Perczynski: From Interdependence to Global Partnership: Megatrends in International Transformation (49-57); Jan Woroniecki: Restructuring the United Nations: A Must to Respond to the New Tasks, or a Substitute for Action? (59-84); Johan Kaufmann: New Tasks of the UN System in the Changing Environment: Political and Security Aspects (85-91). II. The Security Council, Peace-keeping and Peacemaking: Alexander Yankov: Enhancing the Peacemaking and Peace-keeping Capacity of the United Nations (95-104); Panos Tsakaloyannis/Dimitris Bourantonis: Time for Change: The Reorganisation of the Security Council (105-118); Paul Taylor/A. J. R. Groom: UN Arrangements for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Situation in 1994 (119-136); Benjamin Rivlin: Prospects for a Division of Labour Between the UN and Regional Bodies in Peace-keeping: A Long-Term Challenge (137-149); Sverre Lodgaard: In Defence of International Peace and Security: New Missions for the United Nations (151-167); Jan O/berg: Former Yugoslavia - Some Lessons for United Nations Members (169-197); Maurice Bertrand: The United Nations as a Core Structure of International Peace and Security? (199-208). III. The United Nations at the Crossroads of Reform: Economic and Social Issues: Pierre de Senarclens: Reforming the United Nations: A Necessity and an Illusion (211-228); Benjamin Bassin: The United Nations in Global Economic and Social Policy-Making (229-238); Yves Beigbeder: Reforming the Economic and Social Sectors of the United Nations. An Incomplete Process (239-256); Klaus Hüfner: Financing the UN: Proposals for Reform (257-268); The United Nations in Its Second Half-Century. A Report of the Independent Working Group on the Future of the United Nations (Co-Chaired by Moeen Qureshi and Richard von Weizsäcker) (271-312).