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India pushes for reform of 'stagnating' UN
Security Council
Wednesday April 17, 2013 08:16:28 PM,
IANS
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United
Nations: India has made a strong case for reform of the
UN Security Council, saying that while 80 more countries have
joined the UN in the past 50 years the council has not undergone
the slightest change, terming this an "unnatural situation of
stagnation" in a dynamic international environment.
Asoke Kumar Mukerji, India's new Permanent Representative to the
UN, in his maiden speech after presenting his credentials to UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, said that despite nearly 80 percent
of the Security Council's work being focused on Africa, the
Council did not have even one permanent member from any of the 54
states of the continent. He termed this a "truly bizarre
situation".
Mukerji said the argument for reforms "is more compelling than
ever before".
"It appears to be just a matter of time when the body may either
have to willingly embrace change or be made to accept change as a
fait accompli," said Mukerji, who has taken over from Hardeep
Singh Puri, who stepped down Feb 28.
Mukerji was addressing the ninth round of Intergovernmental
Negotiations (IGN) on equitable representation on and increase in
the membership of the Security Council and other matters related
to the Council, said a statement Wednesday.
Mukerji said that eight rounds of negotiations have already taken
place and proposed that it was time to move from words to action
"from a mere repetition of old stated positions to achieving
tangible progress". He also said "we must avoid falling into long
periods of stasis and inertia".
He said the African group and the L69 Group - comprising countries
from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific - have
converged. Countries of the Caribbean Community CARICOM - an
organisation of 15 nations and dependencies - are also pushing for
early reforms.
"We member states who are positively committed to seeking early
reforms of the Security Council look to you as a repository of the
collective investment of all our endeavours since we embarked upon
this IGN roadmap in the 63rd UNGA in 2009", he said.
He said that reform of institutions of global governance,
including the UN Security Council, "and ensuring that they reflect
contemporary reality, has been a matter of foremost importance to
my country".
The last expansion in the UN Security Council took place in 1963 -
an increase of four in the non-permanent category from 11 to 15.
"Since then, membership of the United Nations has increased from
113 to 193. Mr. Chairman, 80 more countries have joined the United
Nations, but the composition of its premier body, mandated to
maintain international peace and security, has not undergone even
the slightest change."
"This is an unnatural situation of stagnation in a dynamic and
rapidly changing international environment," said Mukerji.
India, along with Brazil, Germany and Japan - also called the G4
countries - has called for expanding the permanent membership of
the Security Council.
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