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Germany has called for “profound” reforms to make the United Nations more effective, saying the organization must be given the capabilities needed to meet international expectations.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul made the remarks in a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, according to the source report. He said a new secretary-general should lead a comprehensive reform process. Antonio Guterres, the current secretary-general, is due to step down at the end of this year.
Berlin calls for a more effective UN
“First we need a functioning UN that plays an active role in resolving conflicts rather than merely managing them,” Wadephul said.
He added that reform was more difficult while the Security Council, the UN’s central decision-making body, remained paralyzed in some crises. Wadephul also warned of the “erosion of international law” and said reform of the council must remain a priority.
The Security Council consists of 15 of the UN’s 193 member states. The United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France are its five permanent members, each with veto power. The remaining 10 seats are held by other member states on a rotating two-year basis.
G4 countries seek changes to Security Council
Türkiye has long supported reform of the Security Council. Germany, Brazil, India and Japan also jointly renewed their call for changes during the UN General Assembly week.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the four countries, known as the G4, said reform was more important than ever because of the increasingly challenging geopolitical environment.
The ministers said the Security Council, in its current form, could not fulfill its central mission. They questioned the body’s “representativeness, legitimacy, and capacity to act,” citing what they described as an “anachronistic, eight-decade-old architecture.”
According to the G4, the council’s current composition is an obstacle to addressing present and future challenges effectively.
