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How the UNSC Plans to Deny Veto Powers to the Global South

September 19, 2024, 1:02 PM ISTVantage by Palki Sharma

How the UNSC Plans to Deny Veto Powers to the Global South

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The US said it supports two African countries becoming permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, alongside India, Japan and Germany. But Washington doesn't want any new UNSC members to get veto powers. Why should new permanent UNSC members be treated like second class countries? Is the UN becoming obsolete because it refuses to reform, and the West refuses to share power?

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