Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly that the issue of the veto power, which gives the Security Council’s five permanent members disproportionate sway in matters of international peace and security, should be tackled as part of the 15-member body’s reform aimed at making it more effective. Speaking in a debate on the use of […]
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Pakistan calls for UN Security Council veto reform
Pakistan has urged the United Nations General Assembly to address the issue of veto power as part of broader reforms of the Security Council. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, highlighted that the veto, held by the Council’s five permanent members — Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US — often […]