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India again lashed out at UN, saying – “General Assembly beyond the geopolitical realities of the 21st century”

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India has once again defied all the countries of the world in the United Nations General Assembly. India said that the UN mechanisms, particularly the Security Council, are crumbling under the weight of the geopolitical realities of the 21st century. While calling on the General Assembly to restore the centrality of the UN with the aim of resolving international issues through multilateralism, Must lead. But the United Nations has failed in this. He has forgotten his real and basic responsibilities.

Prateek Mathur, Counselor in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, said on Tuesday that India has consistently advocated the view that the General Assembly can be revitalized only when the main deliberations, policy-making of the United Nations And its status as a representative organ should be fully respected. Addressing the UN General Assembly Plenary on ‘Reinvigorating the work of the General Assembly’, Mathur said, “We must accept that some of the blame lies with the General Assembly and its member states, which have failed to act as the collective voice of all nations. Despite this, its relevance was allowed to diminish.” He said there was a “growing sense” that the General Assembly had gradually become distanced from its core responsibilities and overwhelmed by procedures.

The role and rights of the General Assembly weakened

“Furthermore, efforts to discuss thematic issues in the Security Council have also weakened the role and authority of the General Assembly,” Mathur said. He said India believes that multilateralism, rebalancing, fair globalization and reform of multilateralism cannot be postponed for long. “Yet, as we speak, we see the UN system, particularly the Security Council, crumbling under the weight of the geopolitical realities of the 21st century, resulting in some responsibilities shifting to the General Assembly,” Mathur said. . This has given us more assertiveness. Contrary to the position of the Security Council, the voice of the Global South is a formidable force.

“The term ‘Global South’ is generally used to refer to economically less developed countries. Most of the ‘Global South’ countries were left behind in the race for industrialized development. There has also been a conflict of ideology with the capitalist and communist principles of the colonized country. Mathur stressed that the General Assembly should take the lead in restoring the centrality of the United Nations in setting the global agenda and formulating multilateral approaches to resolving international issues. (Language)

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