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12-nation bloc rejects new permanent UN Security Council seats, targets veto
A group of 12 countries known as Uniting for Consensus restated its opposition to adding permanent members to the UN Security Council, backing instead more elected seats and a phased curb on the veto.
A bloc of 12 countries has again rejected proposals to add new permanent members to the UN Security Council. “UfC reiterates its opposition to the creation of new permanent seats,” the Uniting for Consensus group said after meeting on September 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The position puts the group at odds with countries seeking permanent seats of their own, notably Brazil, Germany, India and Japan, known as the G4. Instead, UfC wants to expand only the elected membership, including through longer-term rotating seats, to boost representation for Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The group backs the eventual abolition of the veto but said members should move in the immediate term to limit its use in specific circumstances, “such as, but not limited to, mass atrocities and war crimes.”
Its members are Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea, San Marino, Spain and Türkiye. The group says it wants a Council that is “more representative, democratic, transparent, accountable, effective and responsive to today’s global challenges.”
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