ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram has held the states having veto power responsible for the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s failure to establish peace in Ukraine and Gaza.
Akram on Monday said there were some advantages and disadvantages of permanent membership of the UNSC as the permanent members could paralyse the Security Council using veto power.
“We are trying to curtail the veto power of the permanent members,” the Pakistani envoy said adding that there was no point in adding new permanent members to the UNSC.
Urging for more non-permanent elected seats in the council, the Pakistani diplomat said that the UNSC should comprise 27 members with a majority of developing nations.
Five UNSC permanent members have veto power including China, France, Russia, the UK and USA. These countries have vetoed resolutions hundreds of times with Russia using the power 125 times and the US 82 times.
