The Security Council President Pascale Baeriswyl, who is the permanent representative of Switzerland, said her country "reiterates its full support for the work of the Secretary-General".
The four countries, which are all claimants for permanent seats in the UNSC, stressed a comprehensive reform of the Security Council as an essential part of any endeavour to make the UN better reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.
The British Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won a landslide victory in the General Elections held in July 2024 winning 412 out of a total of 650 seats in the House of Commons, thereby ending the 14-year long Conservative rule in Britain.
India has once again called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recommit to time-bound negotiations on the council's reform, criticising the manipulation of the council's mechanisms by major countries and groups as "detrimental" to the multilateral spirit.
The UN Security Council with near unanimity signed on to a deal proposed by the US for a ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of hostages putting the responsibility on Hamas for ending the conflict with Israel.
Pakistan has been using terror proxies to create trouble in the Valley for decades.
India's permanent member at the United Nations, Ruchira Kamoj emphasised that the majority of Global South supports the idea of expansion in both categories of its membership.
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
Calling out India as a potential superpower country, the UNGA Chief said that in terms of population, economy, science and technology India is rapidly rising.
"We are facing a serious challenge of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones," India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj told the United Nations Security Council on Monday.
