India warns UN Security Council reform will fall short without permanent seat expansion

India warns UN Security Council reform will fall short without permanent seat expansion

India has strongly cautioned that efforts to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) could be considered ineffective if changes focus only on expanding non-permanent membership while leaving the existing power structure untouched. Speaking during the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reform at the United Nations, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador […]

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UN Envoy Sees Hope in Cyprus Talks, Says Global Summit Still Too Soon

UN Envoy Sees Hope in Cyprus Talks, Says Global Summit Still Too Soon

The United Nations envoy tasked with helping resolve Cyprus’s decades-long division has expressed cautious optimism, while stressing that the process is still not ready for a large, multi-party summit. Speaking to Cyprus’s Phileleftheros newspaper, UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin said she felt encouraged after meeting separately with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot […]

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