Why this workshop?

In recent weeks and months, the UN system has been under intense pressure. In response, various reform proposals have emerged – whether by the UN Secretary (internal memo from 25 April 2025), UN agencies, host cities or countries, NGOs, or research institutions.

We believe that professionals and experts hold experience-based insights into what has and hasn’t worked in efforts to reform the UN system.

For that reason, we invite you – staff members of international organisations, NGOs and other organisations, as well as specialists and interested stakeholders – to analyse and respond to these proposals. What might be their long-term costs and benefits? Are they feasible, and within what timeline?

In a spirit of collaborative dialogue, participants are also encouraged to bring forward additional reform proposals beyond those already identified.

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What will we do?

In this interactive session, we will:

• Identify and analyse selected UN reform proposals
• Explore potential impacts with the Futures Wheel, a hands-on foresight tool
• Share ideas and build collective intelligence across institutional boundaries

Who is it for?

This session is for professionals and experts across the international system, including UN and NGO staff, specialists and researchers, civil society advocates, and anyone with expertise or stakeholder interest in the UN system.

Who is organising?

This session is offered by Swissfuture, the Swiss Society for Futures Studies, and moderated by Isabelle Vuong and Fanny Bauer.

Fanny Bauer is a specialist in International Cooperation. Isabelle Vuong is a foresight specialist and a board member of Swissfuture. Contact us at isabelle.vuong@swissfuture.ch.