Unlike other occasions, the proposal was presented by only one country, in this case Peru – composition Credit Infobae / Andina / UN
The Foreign Minister, Javier Gonzalez-Olaecheapresented the Peruvian proposal to reform the veto system in the Security Council of the United Nations (UN), during his participation in the main program of the 60th Security Conference in Munich, Germany.
González-Olaechea In the middle of the reform session of the UN Security Council, he explained in detail what the strategy of the “United Nations Majority of Three Initiative” (UNM3 Initiative) or “The Majority of Three” consists of.
As is well known, the five permanent members of the Security Council You have veto power. These are the so-called “allies” of World War II: the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom.
Peruvian Foreign Minister González-Olaechea replaced Ana Gervasi – Source: EFE/Paolo Aguilar
What Peru is proposing is that a resolution can only be blocked if three or more countries in that group say so, so they could no longer do so individually.
As part of this initiative, it is necessary to “explain the reasons for exercising the veto so that the moral and legal obligation it entails can be fulfilled.” Letter from San Francisco.
“In this way, when the veto is maintained in relation to a war, an interstate conflict or within a state, the international community can publicly question the reasons why human rights and international humanitarian law are violated and the veto is exercised,” he explained to the Chancellor.
The United Nations Security Council has additional members; However, only five have veto rights – thanks to EFE/Justin Lane
The minister also specified that Peru is promoting this idea individually, unlike eight previous proposals put forward in the last 60 years.
“Peru is a small, non-central country, but 200 years ago it launched and implemented the first initiative of a peace integration process: the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama.” “We believe there is scope for disruptive proposals,” he said on the panel.
He Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that this “triple majority” would apply to the functions and powers that the Security Council has under Article 24 of the UN Charter.
“In short, this initiative is committed to operational effectiveness Security Council by calling for more comprehensive and coherent action with the San Francisco menuwhich gives more confidence to the decisions of this council,” they say.
The UN headquarters is currently in New York, USA – Source: Portal /Carlo Allegri/File Photo
The meeting was also attended by Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob; Irish Defense and Foreign Minister Michael Martin Tanaiste; Kenya's National Security Advisor, Monica Juma; and the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Susanne Baumann. In this case, the moderator was the Managing Director for International Relations of the Körber Foundation, Nora Müller.
The United Nations Security Council is designed as an “expression of the moral and legal obligation to prevent and peacefully resolve conflicts through the promotion of universal ethical principles based on the sovereign equality of States,” he says. Chancelleryalthough they make it clear that the veto power was given to the five permanent members as an exceptional condition.
“However, the use of this privileged instrument, which appears to constitute a guarantee, has repeatedly demonstrated a bias that has hindered global international action to end conflict and humanitarian abuses and has moved away from the objectives of the Organization,” it said.
“From a historical perspective, there are numerous examples of the resolution limitations of the Security Council. For decades, the sources of conflict have gone beyond the interstate sphere and are multiplyingnew threats to international peace and security which create and promote a disruptive scenario in which violent struggles of various types are increasing, such as internal armed confrontations, ethnic conflicts, transnational organized crime and terrorist threats,” they add.