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 and members of the public.
For new signatures by former UN system officials, use this signature form till UN Day, 24 October 2025. For the broader public, please sign here. The signature collection will continue till UN Day, 24 October 2025.
To watch the recording of the special event on the 80th Anniversary of the UN Charter held on 26 June 2025, click here.
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
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