India’s non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council will end on December 31.
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India ended its December presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (local time), with a special focus on terrorism, the global South and maritime security.
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, referring to the last scheduled meeting of the UN Security Council this year and India’s tenure on the Council, said, “We do not hesitate to raise our voices against the common enemy of mankind, such as terrorism”, summing up the meeting as India will withdraw from UNSC after 2 years term.
Referring to the need for UN Security Council reform, she said: “We are keenly aware that Security Council reform is an urgent priority. This belief will only be strengthened after our term. When we quit the Security Council, in this term Without guilt, we remain convinced that the greater the resistance to change, the more likely it is that the decisions of this institution will lose relevance and credibility.”
India’s non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council will end on December 31. Irish, Kenyan, Mexican and Norwegian diplomats to the UN also spoke at the wrap-up session as they too are leaving the UN Security Council after 2 years.
“On behalf of the Council, I would also like to express the Council’s sincere gratitude to the outgoing five members, namely India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway. I commend them for their hard work and contributions during their tenure on the Security Council,” she said. Say.
On India’s goals for the UN Security Council, she said that when New Delhi entered the Security Council two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in September 2020 that India would use its prestige and experience as the world’s largest democracy to gain benefit the whole world.
“For the past two years, we have spoken out in support of peace, security and prosperity. We have not hesitated to speak out against the common enemy of humanity such as terrorism. We realize that when we address the Security Council, we represent 1.4 billion Indians Humanity or one sixth of humanity speaks. But we also realize that in our tenure we are also voices for the global South,” Ms Kamboj said.
Highlighting issues of particular importance to developing countries, she said India had reaffirmed and strengthened its commitment to multilateralism, the rule of law and fundamental principles of a fair and equitable international system.
“In some cases, we have to stand alone, but in those cases, the other option is to abandon the principles we really believe in, and we have real differences, including our cooperation with those who are on stage with me today. Partner. Role The position of the Security Council in dealing with climate change. Firstly, our objection is principle-based. We have also tried to focus on issues that we consider to be very important, but which have received full attention from the Security Council,” India said. People say. messenger.
Regarding the challenges posed by maritime security and piracy, she said, “Maritime security is the best example. Until not long ago, the Security Council only focused on piracy. Maritime security includes larger issues and large troop-contributing countries.”
She also raised the issue of Resolution 2589 – urging Member States that are currently or have hosted UN peacekeeping operations to take all necessary steps to prosecute those responsible for the killing of UN employees and other acts of violence against them, including, but not only limited to, their detention and kidnapping.
“We also drew attention to the peacekeeping angle and piloted Resolution 2589, which calls for accountability in cases of crimes against peacekeepers,” she added.
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