February 11 and 12, 2005
In September 2003 United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, established a High-Level Panel to examine global threats and future challenges to international peace, identify how collective action might contribute to meeting those challenges, and recommend the changes (including UN reform) necessary to ensure collective action.

The Panel held meetings and consultations around the world and submitted its final report to the Secretary-General on December 1, 2004 entitled A more secure world: our shared responsibility. Soon thereafter the Secretary-General released the report to UN member states and to the public. The publication of the report initiated a process of intensive international reaction and commentary, with the report serving as a focal point for discussion and planning on how to reform governance of the international system for 21st century conditions.

In consistency with its mission, the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization has contributed to that process by convening in February a select group of distinguished experts in a workshop to react candidly to the report’s analyses and recommendations shortly after its publication, while the topic was still fresh on the international agenda.

The Center published its workshop proceedings, Reforming the United Nations for Peace and Security, in March, 2005.