Saudi Arabia calls for 'fair and balanced' UN Security Council reforms

Saudi Arabia is asking for UN Security Council reforms to be comprehensive and to reflect the current plurality of the international community, including the interests of all UN member states.

The acting head of the Saudi delegation to the UN, Abdul-Mohsin Elyas, made the request during a meeting to discuss the council’s working methods.

“The structure of the council should represent the current global reality and the developments that are taking place internationally,” Elyas said.

He added that: “The changes should include a fair and balanced geographic representation for all member states, while continuing the council’s effectiveness and ability to carry out its duties.”

Further elaborating on his remarks, Elyas explained that the council should proactively prevent the occurrence of international disputes rather than just deal with them after they have taken place, when people have already been killed and international security and safety endangered.

Elyas also called for the council to reach out more to the regional and international organisations specialised in solving disputes.

He affirmed the importance of obliging all states to implement the resolutions of the council and for these resolutions not to be selectively enforced, saying that this is the main reason for the current suffering in Middle East countries.