1 | Revising the United Nations Charter Paralysis of the Security Council and Attempts to Reform It The Russian aggression of Ukraine invoked fundamental questions as to the relevance of the United Nations (UN) and its ability to prevent wars and restore peace. [...] The elimination of the veto would open the doors and facilitate everything else that the UN needs to do better in the future. [...] In March 2022 in a speech at the Security Council the Ukrainian President Zelensky compared the right to veto with the “right to die.”13 The abuse of the veto damages the whole UN system, which otherwise could be well-structured and capacitated to undertake extensive live-saving operations. [...] Many raised concerns about the veto, regarded it as a temporary gift to the five victors of World War II, and were prepared to remove it at the General Conference in 1955.15 The delegation of China stressed that the veto might never be used, that the P-5 will act on behalf of all states and ratify amendments adopted by the GA. [...] The General Conference and the elimination of the veto will open the doors wide as to all other excellent proposals for reforms, including the composition of the Security Council itself.
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