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UN to Vote on Changing Security Council Veto Powers as Early as April 26, Source Claims
UN to Vote on Changing Security Council Veto Powers as Early as April 26, Source Claims
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The UN General Assembly will vote as early as April 26 on a resolution to reform the Security Council veto power to require an... 20.04.2022, Sputnik International
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The vote on the resolution in the General Assembly could happen as early as April 26 although no official date for the vote has been confirmed, the source said.The resolution is being put forward by Liechtenstein and has received co-sponsorship from over 50 countries including the United States. If passed, the five permanent Security Council members would be required to justify their use of veto powers.The resolution comes amid criticism of Russia by US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and others for purported abuses of its veto power on the council.Western countries in the UN Security Council and General Assembly have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the way China and Russia used their veto power, preventing the adoption of Western-backed resolutions. One of the latest examples was the resolution of Western countries condemning the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Moscow vetoed it. Unlike UNSC decisions, UNGA resolutions cannot prescribe coercive measures against nation-states.
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UN to Vote on Changing Security Council Veto Powers as Early as April 26, Source Claims
19:39 GMT 20.04.2022 (Updated: 20:11 GMT 19.10.2022) UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The UN General Assembly will vote as early as April 26 on a resolution to reform the Security Council veto power to require an explanation of its use, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
The vote on the resolution in the General Assembly could happen as early as April 26 although no official date for the vote has been confirmed, the source said.
The resolution is being put forward by Liechtenstein and has received co-sponsorship from over 50 countries including the United States. If passed, the five permanent Security Council members would be required to
justify their use of veto powers.
The resolution comes amid criticism of Russia by US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and others for
purported abuses of its veto power on the council.
Western countries in the UN Security Council and General Assembly have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the way China and Russia used their veto power, preventing the adoption of Western-backed resolutions.
One of the latest examples was the resolution of Western countries condemning the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Moscow vetoed it.
Unlike UNSC decisions, UNGA resolutions
cannot prescribe coercive measures against nation-states.
