Abstract
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations invites reflection on the legitimacy of the organization. One litmus test for such an assessment is citizen confidence in the UN. Using new World Values Survey data, this article shows that one out of every two people in the world has strong confidence in the UN. There is no evidence for a decline in public confidence in the UN from 1994 to 2019, challenging a widespread view that the UN’s legitimacy is corroding. Citizen confidence in the UN - or ›popular legitimacy‹ - matters for the viability of the UN, and the observed patterns of legitimacy should serve as inspiration for constructive debates about UN reform.
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