GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT LAMENTS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL TO REFORM SECURITY COUNCIL BAN IS IN PROCESS OF IDEAS THAT CAN HELP LAMENTS TO GET OVER THE COUNTING

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Date: 18 Dec 2013 17:00:00 -0500
Subject: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT LAMENTS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL TO
REFORM SECURITY COUNCIL
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT LAMENTS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL TO REFORM
SECURITY COUNCILNew York, Dec 18 2013 5:00PMThere are no shortages of
ideas on how to reform the Security Council, the President of the
General Assembly said today, adding that what is needed is a
collective political will to tackle this longstanding issue.

The intergovernmental negotiations on Council reform have been taking
place for 20 years and key issues under discussion are the category of
membership, the question of veto, regional representation, the size of
an enlarged Council, and the Council's working methods and its
relationship with the General Assembly.

"I'm not making any predictions about the future, but your kids will
be grown up by the time we all wrap this up," John Ashe, President of
the 68th session of the General Assembly, told a news conference at UN
Headquarters, recapping the first three months of his tenure ahead of
the conclusion of the main part of the body's work next week.

The 15-member Council currently consists of five permanent members
with veto power – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United
States – and 10 non-permanent members, with no veto, are elected for
two-year terms. Some countries have argued that this structure does
not represent the realities of today's world.

"All concerned, including those who are permanent members, do agree on
the necessity for reform of the Security Council," said Mr. Ashe, who
took up his post as President of the General Assembly (PGA) in
September. "There are no shortages of ideas on how it should be
reformed.

"I think it's safe to say that what is perhaps lacking is a collective
political will to reform the Security Council… that has proven to be a
huge obstacle to any movement in this direction.

"It is no secret that any PGA would love to be the PGA that ushers in
reform of the Security Council and the fact that it has withstood all
attempts up until now says something about the magnitude of the task.
But that is not to say that one should be deterred."

While he did not have a "silver bullet" to solve a problem as
longstanding as Security Council reform, Mr. Ashe stressed that he and
his staff did intend to give the issue their full attention.

Looking back, he said: "It's been an eventful year." Among other
things, he noted that, for the first time, the Assembly held an
uncontested election to the Security Council, only to learn later that
one of the States that was elected had changed its mind.

The State – Saudi Arabia – relinquished its two-year, non-permanent
seat, which was later filled in a subsequent election by Jordan.Dec 18
2013 5:00PM
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