The UN will turn 100 in 2045. Global cooperation requires new operating models that are more just, inclusive and effective. The Sustainable Development Goals, climate action, and technological and intergenerational fairness will require close cooperation between states, businesses, civil society and international institutions. Although the UN has also been heavily criticised, it has endured as a key actor in a complex world. As a provider of emergency humanitarian aid and a guardian of nuclear safety, it remains unrivalled.  

What if the UN succeeds in reforming itself and gains a stronger role as a global forum and cooperative actor? What kind of world order would emerge if the UN were truly at its centre?