The Security Council must be more transparent and inclusive in conducting its business to meet the challenges posed by current global, regional conflicts and crises, a senior Pakistani diplomat has stressed, and called for improved working methods as also steps to ensure the implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues and disputes. \u201cNothing undermines the credibility of the Security Council more than \u2018selective\u2019 implementation and non-implementation of its resolutions,\u2019 Ambassador Usman Jadoon, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the 15-member body on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u2018Failure to enforce its resolutions undermines the credibility of the Security Council and erodes confidence in its ability to fulfill the responsibilities assigned by the UN Charter,\u2019 he said while speaking in a debate on: The Working Methods of the Security Council. Ambassador Jadoon underscored the imperative for the Security Council to respond decisively to the increasingly complex challenges to global peace and security by acting in an effective, transparent, accountable, and democratic manner. In his remarks, the Pakistani envoy highlighted key areas for improvement in the Council\u2019s working methods, including the need for full adherence to openness and transparency, as provided under the rules. Ambassador Jadoon referred to the absence of interactive discussions in open meetings, saying it compromises the Council\u2019s mandated role, particularly its duty to act on behalf of all Member States. He also advocated for enhancing the quality and frequency of reporting to the General Assembly and allowing automatic participation of non-Council members in deliberations upon request, and called for the elimination or reform of the \u201cpenholder\u201d system to ensure greater inclusivity and fairness. In this regard, he emphasized the need to uphold and respect the General Assembly\u2019s role as the principal deliberative, policy-making, and norm-setting organ of the UN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Security Council must be more transparent and inclusive in conducting its business to meet the challenges posed by current global, regional conflicts and crises, a senior Pakistani diplomat has stressed, and called for improved working methods as also steps to ensure the implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues and disputes. \u201cNothing undermines […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-393199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n