UNGA Prez admits Security Council doesn’t reflect current global realities
Dennis Francis, who is on a five-day visit to India, wished India succeed in its quest to become a permanent member of the Security Council.
Dennis Francis, who is on a five-day visit to India, wished India succeed in its quest to become a permanent member of the Security Council.
In a bid to push the paralysed Security Council to act on Gaza, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday invoked a rarely used provision of the Charter to call its attention to the looming “human catastrophe” there and to request a humanitarian ceasefire.
India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council garners global support, marking a significant step towards increased representation.
Has the Security Council fulfilled its obligations and upheld the principles enriched in the world Constitution the UN Charter and…
A Security Council resolution requires approval of 9 members (out of 15) including concurrence of the Big Five. This procedure made adoption of a bi-partisan decision almost an impossibility as the Big Five would never agree to any resolution which would even remotely go against their national interest. The assignment of overriding powers to the five had been done with good intentions because in serious matters like war and peace involving various nations, it was essential to have the concurrence of the big powers who had fought and won the war
Palestine on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from escalating tensions against Palestinians after Jewish activists reportedly decided to break into a holy mosque in East Jerusalem.
At a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised the 15-member Security Council for failing to prevent or end Russia's ongoing war against Kiev.
Explaining India’s abstention, India’s Permanent Representative, T S Tirumurti said: “It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it.”
Norway plans to hold a "signature event" on January 18 on addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes, she said.
In a vote of 12 in favor and 2 against the resolution (Russia and India) with one absent (China), the council acting under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter rejected the draft, owed to the negative vote by a permanent Council member, as reported by Xinhua news agency.