France Calls for UN Reform, Stronger Global Organization Under Next Chief
(MENAFN) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday that Paris expects the next secretary-general of the United Nations to pursue reforms that strengthen the organization and improve its effectiveness.
“What we expect from a future secretary-general is that he can reform the United Nations to strengthen it, and certainly not discredit it in order to better bury it,” Barrot told the French Senate.
He stressed that France would oppose attempts by powerful countries to undermine or bring the UN to a standstill, describing the institution as one established to promote peace, development and human rights.
Barrot also highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation in shielding populations from major global challenges, including armed conflicts, artificial intelligence, climate change and pandemics.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, France is working to reform the organization and make it more representative and legitimate, the minister said.
He also pointed to a French proposal seeking to restrict the use of veto powers by permanent Security Council members. The initiative, he explained, aims to improve the international community’s ability to protect civilians facing attacks in Sudan, Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Iran.
“What we expect from a future secretary-general is that he can reform the United Nations to strengthen it, and certainly not discredit it in order to better bury it,” Barrot told the French Senate.
He stressed that France would oppose attempts by powerful countries to undermine or bring the UN to a standstill, describing the institution as one established to promote peace, development and human rights.
Barrot also highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation in shielding populations from major global challenges, including armed conflicts, artificial intelligence, climate change and pandemics.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, France is working to reform the organization and make it more representative and legitimate, the minister said.
He also pointed to a French proposal seeking to restrict the use of veto powers by permanent Security Council members. The initiative, he explained, aims to improve the international community’s ability to protect civilians facing attacks in Sudan, Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Iran.
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