A Big Night For India's Bid For UN Security Council

[Hindustani78]

UN adopts document for Security Council reforms | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 20:29

United Nations: In a significant development, the UN General Assembly today unanimously adopted a negotiating text for the Security Council reforms, setting the stage for talks on the long pending process at the 70th session of the global body which commences tomorrow.

UN General Assembly President Sam Kutesa, who convened a plenary meeting here to take action on the draft decision on the "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters", also circulated letters containing the positions of key countries including Russia, the US and China which refused to contribute to the negotiating text.

There was no voting on the decision to continue text-based UNSC reforms in the 70th session of the General Assembly and it was adopted by consensus.

PTI

Does India have the two-thrids vote, esp in light of German contributions and capabilities?
Isn't P5+1 considered P5+Germany instead of P5+India?
Is the UNSC willing to accept a third Asian or European member? Why not Brazil?

India do have its own position and the P5 are aware that India is already working with all the SAARC member states in all the spheres.

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe being received by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, on his arrival, at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on September 14, 2015.

 

[Jlaw]

Ministry of Environment and Forests
14-September, 2015 20:23 IST
LMDCs Represent more than Fifty per cent Of World’s Population: Javadekar

India Hosts Meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries for the First Time
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has urged negotiators to come up with a balanced text on all elements of the Durban Platform - mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity-building and transparency of action and support, while protecting the long-term interest of developing countries, based on the principles of equity and CBDR (Common but Differentiated Responsibilities).

Welcoming the delegates at the inaugural session of the two-day meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) here today, Shri Javadekar emphasised that in India, the issue of climate change has received fresh impetus under the leadership of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. The Minister noted that the LMDCs represent more than 50% of the world's population. As a strong negotiating group, the LMDCs have played an instrumental role in anchoring the interest of developing countries including India, by taking a strong and unified stand on critical issues. India is hosting for the first time, the meeting of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) on Climate Change.

The objective of this meeting is for negotiators from LMDCs to exchange, coordinate and harmonize views on the (ADP) negotiating text under the UNFCCC negotiations and to prepare strategies and way forward for the negotiations in the run-up to Paris. The meeting is significant, as it comes at a crucial juncture in the negotiations, given the limited time available before the CoP-21 in Paris.

Around 26 foreign delegates from 12 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Malaysia, Iran, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Venezuela, including representatives from South Centre and Third World Network, participated on the first day of the meeting.

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Not sure what this has to do with getting a permanent seat in UN.

Ministry of Environment and Forests
14-September, 2015 20:23 IST
LMDCs Represent more than Fifty per cent Of World’s Population: Javadekar

India Hosts Meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries for the First Time
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has urged negotiators to come up with a balanced text on all elements of the Durban Platform - mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity-building and transparency of action and support, while protecting the long-term interest of developing countries, based on the principles of equity and CBDR (Common but Differentiated Responsibilities).

Welcoming the delegates at the inaugural session of the two-day meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) here today, Shri Javadekar emphasised that in India, the issue of climate change has received fresh impetus under the leadership of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. The Minister noted that the LMDCs represent more than 50% of the world's population. As a strong negotiating group, the LMDCs have played an instrumental role in anchoring the interest of developing countries including India, by taking a strong and unified stand on critical issues. India is hosting for the first time, the meeting of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) on Climate Change.

The objective of this meeting is for negotiators from LMDCs to exchange, coordinate and harmonize views on the (ADP) negotiating text under the UNFCCC negotiations and to prepare strategies and way forward for the negotiations in the run-up to Paris. The meeting is significant, as it comes at a crucial juncture in the negotiations, given the limited time available before the CoP-21 in Paris.

Around 26 foreign delegates from 12 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Malaysia, Iran, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Venezuela, including representatives from South Centre and Third World Network, participated on the first day of the meeting.

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Not sure what this has to do with getting a permanent seat in UN.

 

[Hindustani78]

Not sure what this has to do with getting a permanent seat in UN.



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It has to do , cant you see that India do have support of many countries from Middle east, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe ?

 

[ThaniOruvan]

LOL, that's not how it works.

Again, China/USA/Russia have all openly said they are opposed to "any expansion or alteration of the veto" which means that no other country has a chance of getting veto power.

The only chance you have is to get a Permanent seat without veto power, which doesn't really mean anything.

If UNSC doesn't expand and fails to recognize regional powers then it will lose relevance.
The P5 will think about that too.

 

[Infinity]

LOL, how exactly?

According to the UN charter, the veto can only be changed with the full support of EVERY single P5 member.

If even one disagrees, you can't change it. And here most of them disagree.

Who told you dear friend the recent UN motion for Expansion of Security Council most of the member countries have given written demand to either extend Veto power to new added members or scrap it for all ................................
http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/02508/Security-Council-r_2508906a.pdf