Abstract
The article examines one of the most pressing problems of modern world politics, which is the reform of the United Nations that is studied in the context of regional cooperation of the member states and its possible intensification in this area. Based on the analysis of diplomatic documents introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, a detailed description of the current state and prospects of cooperation between Norway and Belarus in the direction of reforming the UN is given. Recently, there has been noticed a significant intensification of interaction between the two countries in various spheres of public life both at the European and global levels (consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs and the dialogue of their leaders, the growth of trade turnover, the exchange of technologies, the development of tourism).That stimulates the activities of diplomatic missions of Norway and Belarus to the UN, aimed at adapting and updating the work of the Organization in the light of new trends and processes in international life. The key directions of the UN institutional reform, according to which it is possible to implement the Belarusian-Norwegian cooperation in the studied area, include the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Human Rights Council, the institute of peacekeeping. Twenty initiatives supported by Minsk and Oslo were considered, which could become the basis for cooperation in this direction. It is emphasized that the reform of the Security Council is most likely to become a starting point for fruitful interaction. At the same time, it will be possible to speak about the significance of steps to deepen it only if at least ten mutually complementary initiatives are implemented. The conditions for realizing the potential of cooperation have been determined as well; they include the creation of a developed legal framework for bilateral relations, their transfer to the level of embassies, the accession of the Republic of Belarus to the ACT Group of which Norway is a member.
Highlights
In the twenty-first century, when the contradictory process of globalization continues to intensify the international community is concerned about the prospects of the United Nations considering it as an integral element of the modern system of international relations and global security
The study revealed that the key areas of institutional reform of the UN considered by the Norwegian side are the reform of the Security Council, modernization of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Human Rights Council, as well as peacekeeping
This mainly coincides with the directions of the UN reform being developed by the Republic of Belarus, except that the Belarusian diplomacy has a well-formed position on the issue of the UN Secretariat reform
Summary
In the twenty-first century, when the contradictory process of globalization continues to intensify the international community is concerned about the prospects of the United Nations considering it as an integral element of the modern system of international relations and global security. The result of bilateral inter-state cooperation and joint efforts to strengthen and update the work of the UN can be the modification of ways out of the current crisis for the better when the number of critics of the post-1991 world order is constantly growing. In this regard, considering the possibilities of cooperation on the issue of UN reform can open up new horizons for Belarusian-Norwegian cooperation, and bring relations between Minsk and Oslo to a qualitatively new level
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