This is why the UFC proposal to increase the size of the Council leans heavily toward new, longer-term elected seats. We also understand the desire and capacity of Member States to contribute to the Council’s mandate over a longer term. Two years go by quickly when reacting to international crises when addressing some issues only periodically and while learning about processes, methods and subsidiary bodies that are not at all transparent to non-members of the Council. We all know that elected members face significant challenges in serving on the Council. Power - and status - that the P5 cannot realistically give up. Expansion of the Council by balancing the power of the P5. This is why Canada and the UfC support the addition of new elected members only. I have to say, when someone asks me if something surprised you about the UN, it’s the hierarchical nature of the UN, not a great situation when permanent members holding the ‘pens’ on almost every Council agenda item and product, deciding which subsidiary bodies the elected members can (and have to) chair, and generally deciding which country-specific and regional issues make it to the Council’s agenda. They would further exacerbate the class system that exists on the Council today. New permanent members would join the existing P5 in their exclusive, separate negotiations and coordination. However, for us to add more members from the permanent category would undercut these recent gains that we have recently made.Ĭo-chairs, by the 21st century we understand well both human nature and group dynamics. So five countries make up one third of the Council, doesn’t work, hasn’t worked for a long time and doesn’t work now. These developments have mitigated some of the worst features of having permanent members comprise one third of the Council. They coordinate to such an extent that Council decisions - requiring 9 yes votes - depend on at least partial buy-in from the E10. Over the past several years, as a group, the ten elected members - the ’E10’ - have created new roles for themselves within the Council’s structures. They come from regional groups to which they turn for advice and guidance, and to which they report out on closed meetings. They are assessed by their peers, academics and civil society. We do not believe that extending or adding to the numbers of permanent members makes any sense, and we do not support it.Įlected members must demonstrate their willingness to contribute to the mandate of the Council. To be blunt, improving these faults can only come through the addition of new, non-permanent, that is to say - elected - members. And in particular I have to draw attention of the conduct of one of the permanent members, with respect to the aggression carried out by his country, ironically at the very time that this country was the chair of the security council, and now we find ourselves in a similar situation this month. And there is a fundamental problem that the five permanent members have no particular accountability. I would argue that it’s also it is not representative of the world or of all its peoples. Categories of membershipĬo-chairs, the current structure of the Council is, as some others have stated, is far from democratic. As with previous IGN rounds, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Massari for his statement on behalf of the group which Canada is a member. Thank you very much co-chairs, I appreciate very much the chance to speak with you and colleagues. Fourth Informal meeting of the 77th General Assembly plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Councilįourth Informal meeting of the 77th General Assembly plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.Canada and the United Nations - Declarations and statements.
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