On the second day of the general debate of the 75th UN General Assembly, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India demanded that the four countries be given permanent seats on the UN Security Council, a demand that has been made for a long time and which seems unlikely to be realized in the near future.
The four foreign ministers joined together in a video message to reiterate the need for UN reform, saying, “The world today is not the same as it was 75 years ago, when the United Nations was born.
The expansion of permanent as well as non-permanent members of the Security Council is an issue often raised by many member states at each session of the UN General Assembly, and according to the AFP report, at this session, the issue of UN reform was raised by many countries at the beginning of the session.
There are currently five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely France, the United States, China, the United Kingdom and Russia, and the permanent members have one veto power, which can veto any Security Council resolution.
In addition to the permanent members, there are 10 non-permanent members with two-year terms, with half of the seats renewed each year.
The topic of reforming the UN has been on the table since 2005, but little progress has been made so far.
For the four countries seeking permanent seats, a world ravaged by a neo-crowning epidemic makes UN reform even more urgent, starting with an expansion of the permanent membership to make the Security Council more representative, legitimate, and efficient.
They warn that without reform of the UN, the Council’s functions will become obsolete and that reforming the UN is the only way to preserve the credibility of the international body and to make it truly enjoy the broadest possible support in order to effectively and peacefully resolve the myriad crises that the world is facing today.
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