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How United Nations could be different



Muslim access to holy sites in Israel could be ensured / publicized

Russian military groups could be exploiting African countries

Tents could be cooler / warmer

History textbooks could be written together by different countries / viewpoints

Child marriage could not be allowed in the U.S. / world

Women / girls could more easily obtain bank accounts / loans / savings

Elders could promote peace / human rights

The international community could respond to / take action against Syria's use of chemical weapons

Adopting could be quicker, cheaper, less hurdled by bureaucracy, legal / safe, and open to more (single people / LGBTQ+) to prevent millions of abandoned / vulnerable children worldwide

A global carbon price / tax could be the solution to global warming

A large-scale volcanic eruption / meteor impact could be prepared for / cause climate change

Peace could be negotiated between Ukraine and Russia / for other wars

Weapon sales could not get into the wrong hands / be tracked / not occur

Synthetic drugs could be legalized, regulated, made safer, and/or have public awareness campaigns

Countries could be prevented from taking on crippling debt / having public financial mismanagement

The proxy war in Syria could end

A song contest could inspire unity and peace

Bombings / blockades in Yemen could follow international law / create humanitarian corridors for citizens to escape

Troll farms / armies could be identified, removed, and/or regulated

Journalists could have legal defense against being sued

Women could be involved in peacebuilding

Social media could have better content moderation / coding, particularly in developing countries

U.N. peacekeeping forces and the aid industry could have effective whistleblowing and employment registries for sexual assault / corruption

School curriculums / textbooks / history classes could affect transitional justice / peacebuilding / discrimination

The Balkans could have more transitional justice initiatives

Sexual war crimes could be prosecuted and survivors could have ways to heal

Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Tibet, and East Turkestan could be independent

Private military contractors (PMCs) use by countries could be regulated

Weapons could not use depleted uranium

Israel could prevent settlements in Palestinian land / homes

Foreign aid effectiveness in fragile states could improve

Developing countries could have less financial outflows than inflows

Toxic waste could be recycled rather than shipped to developing countries

Companies / people could not bribe, give donations, and/or gifts to government officials

Offshore banking / dark money could be reformed to prevent corruption / crime / terrorism / human trafficking / tax evasion / wars / repressive and corrupt governments

Meritocratic recruitment/rewards/wages/benefits, smaller government, intrinsic motivation, decentralization, and performance monitoring/auditing/feedback could improve governments

The UN whistleblowing system could improve

The seas could be patrolled for illegal fishing and human trafficking

Millions of tons of fishing bycatch / deaths could be reduced through different fishing methods

The use of drone strikes could be reevaluated

Two states or dual-citizenship could occur in Israel and Palestine

U.N. peacekeeping missions could enforce peace, be better trained/equipped, and operate better/quicker

The Brazilian government could enforce Amazon rainforest protection

A "Nation Building Best Practices Model" could be used in international development

Present and potential solutions ranked by global warming impact could be shared and acted on

Smartphones could not be used to spy on political opponents/dissidents

A nation or city could be created for or highly accept refugees

A wider range of international asylum procedures could be developed for refugees at sea and land

A Federal Robotics Commission could proactively regulate artificial intelligence / deepfakes

Developed countries could take in more refugees and asylum seekers

Sports could decrease international conflict between groups

Government agencies, schools, hospitals, police, universities, foundations, prisons, workplaces, elections, judiciary systems, and nonprofits could collect, publicize, and use citizen feedback

The world could have a democratic government