UN CHARTER AT 80: A CALL TO RECLAIM ITS PURPOSE
In response to mounting concerns on the state of our world, multilateralism and the UN, a Call has been prepared on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter, calling for a return to the Charter’s purpose.
Below is the text of the Call and the list of signatories, including former UN system officials, members of the Club de Madrid, other VIPs, esteemed professionals and members of the public.
Signature collection remains open until UN Day, 24 October 2025. The electronic forms for that can be found below.
Press Kit
To sign the call
For those wishing to add their signatures:
Former UN system officials – please use this signature form.
VIPs (Heads of State or Government, Ministers, Parliamentarians, senior state representatives, heads of regional or international organisations, religious leaders, and Nobel laureates) – please use this signature form.
People signing in their professional capacity (such as academics and other experts) – please use this signature form.
Members of the general public – we warmly invite you to sign here.
Signature collection remains open until UN Day, 24 October 2025.
Current Signatories
Other High-level Signatories
VIP signatories are included in the UN affiliated list above and Club de Madrid list below
1. Bertie Ahern, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland
2. Lawrence Gonzi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta
3. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, former President of the Republic of Ecuador
4. William Floyd Weld, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (USA)
5. Viktor Yushchenko, former President of Ukraine
Club de Madrid Member Signatories to the Call
Articles on the UN Charter’s 80th Anniversary, authored by members of the Peace Reflection Group of former UN system staff:
- Jordan Ryan, Toda Peace Institute, 27 June 2025
https://toda.org/global-outlook/2025/the-choice-is-still-clear-renewing-the-un-charter-at-80.html - Kerstin Leitner, Katoikos.world, 27 June 2025
https://katoikos.world/dialogue/the-un-charter-at-80.html - Jan Eliasson and Jordan Ryan, The Global Observatory, 26 June 2025
https://theglobalobservatory.org/2025/06/as-the-un-charter-turns-80-americas-commitment-to-it-is-withering/ - Georgios Kostakos, ToVima.com, 26 June 2025
https://www.tovima.com/opinions/the-un-charter-turns-80-does-anybody-care/ - Francis M. O’Donnell, The Irish Times, 25 June 2025
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2025/06/25/letters-to-the-editor-june-25th-on-restoring-peace-subsidising-house-prices-and-us-student-visa-rules/ - Francis M. O’Donnell, FOGGS Papers, June 2025
https://www.foggs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FrancisODonnell_FOGGSPaper_WorldPeaceReclaimingtheUNanditsIdeals.pdf
To watch the recording of the special event on the 80th Anniversary of the UN Charter held on 26 June 2025, click here.