Security Council Reform
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At the World Summit, leaders agreed to reform the Security Council in order to make it more transparent, accountable, and equitably representative. Several models have been proposed for expanding the membership, limiting veto privileges, and reforming sanctions and working methods, but progress on agreement has been slow. After a dormant period between March and July 2006, discussion on the Security Council reform reopened with a two-day debate in the General Assembly, but opinions continued to diverge. In February 2007 the President of the General Assembly established five tracks for consultations – one ambassador has been appointed as a facilitator on each of the following: membership, veto power, regional representation, the size of an enlarged Security Council, and the working methods of the Council and its relationship with the General Assembly. The findings of the five facilitators were released in April 2007 and Member States will be discussing them in various consultations.
Key Documents
Uniting for Consensus Proposal
G-4 Proposal (India, Germany, Brazil, and Japan)
S-5 Proposal (Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Switzerland)
Overview Documents
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64th Session of the General Assembly 2009 - Opening Speeches Chart |
October 2009 |
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Summary of Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the UN |
2 October 2009 |
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27 March 2008 |
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Factsheet - Member State Positions on Security Council Reform |
16 August 2006 |
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Comparison Chart on Reform of the Working Methods of the Security Council |
15 August 2006 |
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19 July 2006 |
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Security Council Press Statement on Improvement of Working Methods |
27 July 2010 |
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26 May 2010 |
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Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on SC Reform (Equitable Representation) Letter |
10 May 2010 |
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10 May 2010 |
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22 April 2010 |
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(A/64/748–S/2010/189) Egypt Letter to the PSC on Security Council Working Methods |
19 April 2010 |
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14 July 2010 |
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12 July 2010 |
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12 July 2010 |
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12 July 2010 |
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7 July 2010 |
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7 July 2010 |
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9 August 2010 |
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Global Policy Forum — General Analysis on UN Security Council |
9 August 2010 |
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9 August 2010 |
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9 August 2010 |
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Center for UN Reform Education — Potentially Historic Text on Security Council Reform |
13 May 2010 |
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28 April 2010 |
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28 May 2010 |
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Fifth Round of Negotiations on Security Council Reform to Open 1 June |
27 May 2010 |
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25 May 2010 |
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States Submit Over Dozen Proposals on Security Council Reform |
11 March 2010 |
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4 March 2010 |
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Chair to Offer Text for Negotiations on Security Council Reform |
12 February 2010 |
