Demand for reform in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
- Recently India has chaired the open discussion meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During this, India has called for an accountable and transparent ‘United Nations Security Council’.
- In the meeting, India has emphasized the need for ‘New Orientation for Reforms Multilateral Systems’ (NORMS).
- It will determine the global order that best reflects contemporary realities.
The demand for reforms in the UNSC has gained momentum due to the following reasons:
- Need to promote greater cooperation and representation: The representative and policy-making powers in the organization’s structure are tilted in favor of the developed countries. Because of this their suggestions are considered discriminatory and biased.
- Inefficiency of existing institutions: The Ukraine crisis has raised concerns about food, fertilizer and fuel security. These concerns reveal the need for a widely representative global governance structure.
- Effective action against terrorism: The rapidly changing global security landscape, persistence of traditional security challenges and emergence of new and complex challenges have necessitated effective action. There is a need for a responsible post-Covid global order to address the current situation of climate change, problems related to the Covid pandemic, conflicts etc.
Measures that can be taken to reform multilateral systems
- The United Nations needs to be made more democratic, so that it reflects equal representation and rights of all members.
- Direct and indirect exposure to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be phased out.
- The governing structure of the World Bank and the IMF should be reformed to increase the representation of developing countries.
- Improvements should be made to internal administrative systems and external monitoring to enhance transparency and accountability.
United Nations Security Council- UNSC
- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established by the United Nations Charter in the year
- It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
The UNSC consists of 15 members: 5 permanent members (P5) and 10 non-permanent members who are elected for a term of 2 years.
- Its five permanent members are the United States, Russia, France, China and the United Kingdom.
Source – Economic Times
