UN Reform Watches, April 19, 2006, No. 13

By Walter Hoffmann

On April 20, 2006, Jan Eliasson, the president of the General Assembly will reconvene the open-ended discussion of the working group on Security Council reform. This is an opportunity for member states to present their best views on the development of this debate since their last meetin gin November, 2005. In his introduction, Jan Eliasson, should encourage governments to discuss alternative models put forward by independent groups. The Model Duo is an alternative model, under which governments would seek a two-country slate election to occupy one seat at the Security Council and, by exchangind diplomats, would share a longer six-year term.