United Nations, May 27 (IANS) Even as the Security Council, frozen in the world of 1945, faces a crisis of credibility, India has said that “entrenched interests” are blocking reforms needed to make it capable of meeting contemporary challenges.“Lack of progress in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Council reforms is indicative of entrenched interests of several member states to maintain the status quo and retain the eight-decade-old UNSC architecture”, India’s Permanent Rep…
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United Nations, May 20 (IANS) India has criticised the record-keeping of the negotiations for Security Council reforms, pointing out that the document from the last meeting obfuscated the extent of support for expansion of permanent and non-permanent membership.Most UN members support the expansion in both categories, but “characterising this support as merely ‘significant’ does not accurately reflect the views of the majority”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Tuesday.H…
United Nations, Feb 21 (IANS) India has rejected proposals for a third category of membership in the Security Council that would have longer terms and be eligible for re-election and be a substitute for expanding permanent membership, calling it a ploy to delay reforms.India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Yojna Patel on Friday said the suggestion would continue to leave the UN mired in its crisis of legitimacy for decades.“Consideration of a third category is a red herring that is intende…
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 …
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 …