UNSC should mirror realities of twenty first century; talks on reform course of to renew on Jan 25: PGA Volkan Bozkir

India joined
UNSC this month as a non-permanent member for a two-year time period and the nation has been on the forefront
of the years-long efforts
to
reform the highly effective 15-nation UN organ, saying it rightly deserves a spot as a everlasting member
of the Council, which in its present kind doesn’t characterize the geo-political
realities
of the
twenty first
century.

“There’s little question that the membership
of the Security Council, in addition to its working strategies,
should
mirror the
realities
of the
twenty first
century. This
course of is an intergovernmental one, and thereby member states-driven,” Bozkir informed a press briefing on the UN headquarters
on Friday.

Responding
to a query
on whether or not he sees any indicators
of progress
on the long-delayed Security Council reforms, Bozkir mentioned the 2 co-chairs for the IGN
course of-Permanent Representative
of Qatar and Permanent Representative
of Poland – appointed by him will begin the Inter-Governmental Negotiations for the seventy fifth session
on January
25 and 26.

“Then, the first meeting will take place,” he mentioned including that he’s trying ahead
to the primary IGN assembly
on January
25 and 26 which is able to “give some lights
on what we will likely be in a position
to do within the following months”.

The IGN assembly
to talk about the long-stalled
UNSC reforms was postponed
on May final till additional discover as in-person conferences on the UN headquarters remained suspended due
to the COVID-19 pandemic.

India’s Permanent Representative
to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti has mentioned {that a} handful
of international locations are utilizing the IGN as a “smoke-screen” and stopping progress
on reforming the Security Council, which has “impaired”.

He has lamented that nothing has moved for greater than a decade within the IGN besides listening to passionate statements
on the necessity for
reform. Criticising the absence
of even a single negotiating textual content, Tirumurti has mentioned that the IGN has turn out to be like a “platform for debate in a college quite than a severe result-oriented
course of within the United Nations consisting
of sovereign member states”.

India has additionally asserted that there’s a want for a decisive motion this yr within the
UNSC
reform
course of.

“Without decisive motion, I really feel that those that help actual
reform and who want
to ship
on the dedication made by our leaders, will likely be compelled
to look past the IGN, perhaps
to this very Assembly, for outcomes. If that occurs, we
should not hesitate in taking a relook on the IGN
course of itself,” Tirumurti informed the General Assembly final November.

Bozkir mentioned Security Council
reform is essential not just for member states but in addition
to the United Nations as an entire.

“And
of course it is a very complicated problem that’s intently linked
to one
of the principle pillars
of our organisation, which is peace and safety,” he mentioned.

The
reform
course of is constructing
on the conferences held throughout earlier periods, Bozkir mentioned, including that in his tenure as far as president
of the General Assembly, he has had consultations with virtually each group within the IGN
course of and has listened
to their views.

“I imagine that dialogue amongst member states is the simplest approach
to carry the
reform
course of ahead. But we’re planning
to have extra conferences
of the IGN,” he mentioned.

Bozkir mentioned he first needs
to see what occurs
on January
25-26 “in order that we are able to determine
on additional steps”.