Global Powers that Themselves Violate International Law Sit in Security Council: Guterres
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Security Council's paralysis partly results from major powers that violate international law while holding seats on it, calling for urgent reform of its composition to reflect today's world.
- He warned that the Security Council's dysfunction empowers countries to act without restraint, undermining global peace and security.
- Guterres explained that the core issue is the distribution and exercise of global power, noting that current institutions reflect power structures from decades ago rather than current realities.
- He emphasized the need for multilateral institutional reform, particularly in the Security Council and the Bretton Woods system, to redistribute power and enable effective global governance in a multipolar world.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres said that powerful countries that violate international law also sit on the Security Council, crippling the institution. He said that reform of UN institutions, including the Security Council, is now essential to remain effective in an increasingly multipolar world.
Global powers that themselves violate international law sit in Security Council: Guterres
We have geopolitical divides, and in these geopolitical divides, we have powers that themselves violate international law and sit in the Security Council; that has been paralysing the Security Council, as we know, said António Guterres
Guterres says law-breaking powers have paralysed the UN Security Council
Antonio Guterres said powers that violate international law have paralysed the UN Security Council. He argued urgent reform and a redistribution of power are vital for effective multilateral action.
Guterres calls reform 'absolute priority,' says body's composition reflects world of decades ago
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