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G-4 for UN Security Council reform, multilateralism
News
- G-4 countries have reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism and called for the early reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Important Facts
- About G-4:
- The group consists of four countries India, Brazil, Germany and Japan.
- These countries support each other’s bid for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
- About UNSC:
- It consists of five permanent members and 10 non permanent members.
- Permanent Members: U.S., China, Russia, France, United Kingdom.
- The permanent members have veto power.
- The G-4 foreign ministers met at the sidelines of 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- Outcome of the meeting of G-4 members:
- They stressed on the importance of reforms at the UNSC according to the contemporary needs of 21st
- They called to initiate text-based negotiations to safeguard the legitimacy and credibility of the UNSC.
- The ministers reiterated their support for Africa’s representation in a reformed and expanded Security Council.
- They stressed that substantial progress has not yet been achieved at the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) for the reforms.
- Germany and Japan contribute one fifth of the UN budget while the four countries together have one fifth of the world population.
- S. and China have not been very keen on reforms at the UNSC and hence the reform process is lingering.
- Despite majority of UN member states supporting UNSC reform, the negotiations launched in 2009 have not produced substantive progress over the 10 years.
