United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) France has called for text-based negotiations to speed Security Council reforms and add permanent members, to ensure its legitimacy. France’s Permanent Representative Jerome Bonnafont said on Monday that France “will remain fully engaged in the achievement of Security Council reform to enhance its representativeness and legitimacy, through expansion in both categories of membership”, permanent and non-permanent.“France is convinced that a reform is possible …
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United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) India has expressed concern over the emergence of platforms “parallel” to the United Nations, seeking to take on peace and security roles while the Security Council is paralysed.”Security conversations and discussions have moved on to parallel plurilateral frameworks, some even involving private sector actors to bring about outcomes on peace and security outside the United Nations,” India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish cautioned on Monday, pressing the case …
United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) India and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have called for urgently reforming the Security Council in the face of dire challenges to the world organisation.India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish on Monday said the reform must add permanent members to make the international rule of law effective when the world organisation “at its core is under strain”.“Paralysis and lack of effectiveness in tackling conflicts remain a significant shortcoming” testing t…
United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) The Pakistani military directly “pleaded” for the end of Operation Sindoor, India has reminded the Security Council, dismissing claims of external intervention. “We will do whatever is required to protect and ensure the safety and security of our citizens”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish also warned on Monday.“Let me reiterate again that terrorism can never be normalised as Pakistan wishes to do”, he said.While pointing out that Operation Si…
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) Delaying Security Council reforms would cause “more human suffering and misery”, the G4 nations have warned while presenting a model for early action to restructure the UN’s highest decision-making body.With “countless innocent lives” lost every day to ongoing conflicts, “we must collectively make every moment count”, India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish said on behalf of the G4 at the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) for Security Council …
United Nations, Dec 30 (IANS) Warning that the world is surrounded by “chaos and uncertainty”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his New Year message that was also issued in a Hindi version for the first time, appealed for prioritising development aid over military spending.“On this new year, let’s resolve to get our priorities straight.”, he said. “A safer world begins by investing more in fighting poverty and less in fighting wars”.”Peace must prevail,” he declared.As the In…