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"There is growing global consensus among the members of the United Nations that
the UN security council, responsible for maintaining international peace and
security, requires reform or restructuring to reflect the current balance of
forces, and to improve its working methods and ability to do its work.
There is also growing consensus among members of the African Union that Africa
deserves a permanent presence at the council.
The debate took a new turn on 13 September, when the US announced it would
support the creation of two new permanent seats for African countries, and a
non-permanent seat for small island developing nations. This came after a
pledge in 2022 by the Biden administration to support the expansion of the
security council.
The new permanent seats would come without the power of a veto vote.
There are several reasons why, in my view, this quest to expand the council is
likely to fail. I have followed and published on the South African experience
of the UN security council and believe there is need for a sober assessment of
what is achievable."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
