United Nations Geneva and WILPF concerns.(INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Security Council reform)

From: International Peace Update | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: Ballantyne, Edith | Copyright information

UN Reform

Reform has been on the UN agenda for a long time. Reform is seen primarily in terms of structural changes, often requiring amending the Charter. The pressure to enlarge the Security Council, including the number of permanent members, grew already in the 1980s. WILPF opposed the idea to increase the permanent membership of the Council, but supported proposals to increase the rotating, elected members to better reflect the size and diversity of the UN membership....

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