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STORY: UN / SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP INCREASE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
17 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tareq M. A. M. AlBanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN):
“The road to reform is undeniable complex. We are taking steady and meaningful steps toward the path forward with continued constructive engagement, growing convergences around principles of transparency, inclusivity and accountability, and the momentum generated by the Pact for the Future.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tareq M. A. M. AlBanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN):
“The Pack to the Future recognizes the centrality of a reformed Security Council in strengthening multilateralism and restoring trust in global governance. Notably, the Pack includes the most progressive and concrete commitment to Security Council reform since the 1960s. It aims to enhance the Council's effectiveness and representativeness with a particular emphasis on addressing the historical injustice against Africa.”
5. Med shot, press briefing room
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tareq M. A. M. AlBanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN):
“The first action addresses areas of convergence and parameters for reform, such as improving the representation of underrepresented and unrepresented regions and groups, including Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It also calls for intensified efforts to find agreement on the issue of categories of membership. The second action focuses on the IGN process itself, encouraging the submission of additional models with a view toward developing and consolidated models in the future. The third action proposes interim concrete measures to enhance the Council's capacity to maintain international peace and security in the meantime, including the full implementation and adherence of article 273 and all provisions of the UN Charter as they relate to decision making processes in the Council.”
7. Med shot, press briefing room
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tareq M. A. M. AlBanai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN):
“I encourage all Member States and negotiating groups to put forward new proposals or update to existing ones. The spirit of reform requires both courage and creativity, and the active engagement of all delegations remains essential as we work to find consensus on core elements of the Security Council reform.”
9. Wide shot, press briefing room
“The road to reform is undeniable complex,” Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform, Tareq AlBanai said, emphasizing “steady and meaningful steps” are taken “with continued constructive engagement, growing convergences around principles of transparency, inclusivity and accountability, and the momentum generated by the Pact for the Future.”
Kuwaiti Ambassador AlBanai spoke to reporters today (17 Apr) as the Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. He spoke on the status of the negotiations taking place in the UN General Assembly.
Ambassador AlBanai said, “The Pack to the Future recognizes the centrality of a reformed Security Council in strengthening multilateralism and restoring trust in global governance.”
“Notably, the Pack includes the most progressive and concrete commitment to Security Council reform since the 1960s. It aims to enhance the Council's effectiveness and representativeness with a particular emphasis on addressing the historical injustice against Africa,” he added.
The Chair of the negotiation group highlighted that the session of Security Council reform within the packet outlines three key actions.
He explained, “The first action addresses areas of convergence and parameters for reform, such as improving the representation of underrepresented and unrepresented regions and groups, including Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean.”
“It also calls for intensified efforts to find agreement on the issue of categories of membership,” Ambassador AlBanai added.
The second action focuses on the IGN process itself, he said, “encouraging the submission of additional models with a view toward developing and consolidated models in the future.”
The Chair of the negotiation group added that the third action proposes interim concrete measures to enhance the Council's capacity to maintain international peace and security in the meantime, “including the full implementation and adherence of article 273 and all provisions of the UN Charter as they relate to decision making processes in the Council.”
The Kuwaiti Ambassador encouraged all Member States and negotiating groups to put forward new proposals or update to existing ones.
“The spirit of reform requires both courage and creativity, and the active engagement of all delegations remains essential as we work to find consensus on core elements of the Security Council reform,” he concluded.
