UNITED NATIONS: As the world organisation faces an “urgent make-or-break moment” and the Security Council is paralysed, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock has stressed the importance of reforming the highest decision-making body.
Briefing the Assembly on her priorities on Wednesday (local time), she slammed the Council, saying, “As the most visible organ of the United Nations, its inability to act in cases of violations of international peace and security affects the credibility of the entire system”.
At this pivotal moment when efforts are being made to make the UN relevant, the “Council cannot be exempt from reform”, she said.