{"id":36033,"date":"2023-03-28T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/uniting-for-consensus-group-discusses-un-security-council-reform"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:53:44","slug":"uniting-for-consensus-group-discusses-un-security-council-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/uniting-for-consensus-group-discusses-un-security-council-reform","title":{"rendered":"Uniting for Consensus Group discusses UN Security Council reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Senior officials from the countries of the Uniting for Consensus Group (UfC) gathered Monday in Rome to discuss &#8220;meaningful reform&#8221; of the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the 12 UfC member states &#8212; Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of San Marino, Spain and Tu\u0308rkiye &#8212; held a meeting to address the issue, according to a joint statement by the group released by the Italian Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was facilitated by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), an Italian international relations think tank, and the Italian Association for the United Nations (UNA Italy) to promote a more representative, democratic, responsible, transparent and effective Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ongoing crises and the increased number of conflicts have highlighted the need for meaningful reform of the Security Council&#8230;Now more than ever, we need a Security Council that delivers effectively on its mandate,&#8221; said the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that the reform of the council is &#8220;urgently needed&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The UfC, bringing together 12 countries, is promoting the creation of additional non-permanent seats, as the council &#8220;doesn\u2019t represent anymore the world dynamics where 142 new members have joined the organization since its inception in 1945.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By adding new elected seats for regional groups including Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the proposal enhances equitable geographical distribution in the Council,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reiterated the UfC countries\u2019 commitment to working together to achieve &#8220;a meaningful reform and adapt the Security Council to the constantly-evolving challenges of the 21st century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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