“We want to see permanent African representation on the Council, Brazil, India, Japan and Germany as permanent members, and more seats for elected members as well”, said the UK PM.
After US and France, UK backs India's bid for permanent UN Security Council seat
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday backed India for a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during his address at the United Nations General Assembly's 79th session in New York.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in his address at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, voiced support for Indian representation, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
This follows similar calls from US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron for India's inclusion.
Addressing the General Assembly, the UK Prime Minister said that “the Security Council has to change to become a more representative body, willing to act – not paralysed by politics”.
Notably, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron batted for India's addition as a permanent member of the UNSC.
Currently, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consists of five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.
The non-permanent members are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for a two-year term.
The five permanent members—Russia, the United Kingdom, China, France, and the United States—hold the power to veto any substantive resolution. When it came to India's interests, China has more often used its veto power.
French President Emmanuel Macron has also advocated for India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during his address at the UN General Assembly.
He also endorsed the membership of Brazil, Japan, Germany, and two African nations, emphasising the need to make the UNSC more inclusive and representative.
"Let's make the UN more efficient. We need to make it more representative and that's why France is in favour of the Security Council being expanded. Germany, Japan, India, and Brazil should be permanent members, along with two countries that Africa will decide to represent them", Macron stated.
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Bangladesh's chief adviser credits his aide Mahfuz Alam for oust Hasina movement calls him "brain behnd"
Muhammad Yunus says: "He (Mahfuz) denies it repeatedly. He says not me, many others. But that is how he is recognised, that he is the brain behind the whole thing".
The violent crackdown on protesters by Hasina’s government resulted in nearly 450 deaths and the detention of thousands, including hundreds of students.
Several prominent student activists were later given influential positions in the military-backed caretaker regime.
Nahid Islam, a 26-year-old sociology student and face of the protests, was appointed as an adviser in the information and telecommunications ministry.
Mahfuz Alam was named special assistant to Yunus. Alam, a coordinator of the students' agitation, studied law at Dhaka University.
Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Yunus stated -
"They shook the whole nation by their speeches, by their dedication, their commitment".
He added that the students had risked their lives and refused to back down during the protests.
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