United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson on Thursday said that Futerres has been a strong advocate for India’s inclusion in the permanent seat for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
“In terms of Security Council, the secretary general has been a strong advocate for Security Council reform to make it more reflective of the world that we live in today, as opposed to the world in 1945,” Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said.
Dujarric was speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit in Indonesia’s Jakarta. The Summit was also attended by PM Modi.
Pitching for reforms at the United Nations Security Council, India has told the UN Security Council that there is a need for a council that better reflects the geographical and developmental diversity of the UN today.
India’s Permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, on Tuesday, said, “What we therefore need is a Security Council that better reflects the geographical and developmental diversity of the United Nations today. A Security Council where voices of developing countries and unrepresented regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the vast majority of Asia and Pacific, find their due place at this horseshoe table.”
Earlier in August, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar had said keeping India out of the permanent membership of the UNSC would only call the credibility of the international organisation into question.
