BREAKING NEWS MALAYSIA CALLS FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF U.N. VETO POWER
March 11, 2024
THE BOLDEST & BRAVEST MOVE TAKEN BY ANY NATION YET!
MALAYSIA HAS CALLED FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE VETO IN THE UNSC!!
The United Nations Security Council, the international body responsible for maintaining peace and security, is designed in a way that favours 5 countries: the USA, France, the United Kingdom, Russia and China.
These 5 countries have the power to exercise ‘veto’ – a term that describes their ability to throw out any international resolution if they disagree with it. Most recently, the United States has used its veto power three times to prevent ceasefire resolutions being passed on Gaza.
Consequently, Malaysia has called for a reform to the veto and for this power to be restricted to situations that do NOT relate to genocide or mass atrocities.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE! The veto power must undergo reform in a world where these 5 countries use this power to defend their own interests instead of maintaining global peace and security.
Unfortunately, for this reform to take place, the five members of the UN Security Council must agree to it. This reduces the likelihood of it ever happening unless global pressure is exerted by member states around the world.
If it is not reformed the only other solution is the complete dismantling of the United Nations!
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English Script:
Sofian Akmal Abd Karim: Mr. President. Malaysia holds the position that the exercise of the veto by permanent members of the Security Council should be regulated to prohibit it from being used unjustifiably or abused by permanent members against the wishes of the majority of member states. It should not be used in situations involving mass atrocity crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. Malaysia also have the view that to be effective and more accountable, the veto should be exercised by at least two of the P5 members and supported by three nonpermanent members of the Security Council. The decision then must be supported by the General Assembly with a simple majority vote. However, in the long run, we believe that the veto has no place in a modern and democratic multilateral architecture. Malaysia wishes to reiterate our call for the veto to be abolished. Mr. President, the veto and its undemocratic nature runs against the very principles that the United Nations was built upon. Malaysia will continue to work constructively with other member states through the inter-governmental negotiations on the Security Council reform towards improving the United Nations to make it more efficient, open, transparent and inclusive.
