The UK is committed to implementing the Pact for the Future.
That's why we support expansion of non-permanent and permanent Security Council membership.
This includes permanent African representation and permanent seats for Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. pic.twitter.com/EH0sfILSbo
— UK at the UN (@UKUN_NewYork) November 11, 2024
Speaking before the UN General Assembly, UK Ambassador for the UN General Assembly, Archie Young, called for the expansion of the UN Security Council.
Currently, the Security Council is composed of 15 memebers, including 5 permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.
“We continue to support an expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership to a total in the mid-twenties. We want to see permanent African representation, and permanent seats for Brazil, Germany, India and Japan” Young stated.
Whilst recognising the difficulties of reforming the UN Security Council, Young stressed the need for all members to “work together, in the spirit of compromise, to deliver the change we know is needed”.
Read the full statement here.
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