Experts: UN should remain core of global governance

Oct 25 marks the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China restoring its lawful seat in the United Nations. Experts across the world participated in an online forum recently organized by the Insitite of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to discuss the change of UN's role in global governance and UN reform. Vuk Jeremic, president of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, said without the world harmoniously working together for mutual benefits, the current geopolitical recession could pose a big threat to all countries. Cedric de Coning, research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, pointed out that the pandemic has caused not only a global recession but also a contraction of UN peacekeeping operations. On UN reform, Dennis Snower, founder and president of the Global Solutions Initiative, said the UN should find a balance between multilateralism and "plurilateralism" to set general game rules for the world and to increase flexibility to push global agendas forward.