United Nations Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Representation and structure === Core features of the UN apparatus, such as the [[United Nations Security Council veto power|veto]] privileges of some nations in the [[Security Council]], are often described as fundamentally undemocratic, contrary to the UN mission, and a main cause of inaction on genocides and [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>Oliphant, Roland. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/end-security-council-veto-to-halt-aleppo-violence-un-human-right/ "'End Security Council veto' to halt Syria violence, UN human rights chief says amid deadlock"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128191532/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/end-security-council-veto-to-halt-aleppo-violence-un-human-right/ |date=28 January 2020 }}, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Dated 4 October 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-31617141 "Amnesty calls on UN powers to lose veto on genocide votes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306134557/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-31617141 |date=6 March 2020 }}, ''[[BBC]]'', Dated 25 February 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.</ref> Jacques Fomerand state that the most enduring divide in views of the UN is "the North–South split" between [[North–South divide in the World|richer Northern nations and developing Southern nations]]. Southern nations tend to favour a more empowered UN with a stronger General Assembly, allowing them a greater voice in world affairs, while Northern nations prefer an economically [[laissez-faire]] UN that focuses on transnational threats such as terrorism.{{sfn|Fomerand|2009|p=civ}} There have also been numerous calls for the [[Reform of the United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council's membership to be increased]], for different ways of electing the UN's secretary-general, and for a [[United Nations Parliamentary Assembly|UN Parliamentary Assembly]]. In the context of ongoing United Nations reform discussions, Noble World Foundation (NWF) proposes changing the structure of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by shifting membership and veto power from individual states to regional organizations like the [[European Union]]. This proposed shift is in line with the UNSC's existing practice of basing the selection of non-permanent members on regional representation. Shifting to regional organization-based membership in the UNSC aims to reduce deadlock caused by individual state vetoes. A prime example of this issue was observed on February 25, 2022, when Russia used its veto power to block a resolution against its invasion of Ukraine, thereby underscoring a significant weakness in the UNSC's functioning. NWF's proposal is intended to improve the effectiveness and decision-making process within the UNSC.<ref>{{cite web |title=The urgent need for UNSC reform: A path to global peace |url=https://indiapost.com/the-urgent-need-for-unsc-reform-a-path-to-global-peace/ |website=India Post |date=15 December 2023 |access-date=15 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221065201/https://indiapost.com/the-urgent-need-for-unsc-reform-a-path-to-global-peace/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Union |first1=The European |title=The European Union: The World's Biggest Sovereignty Experiment", CFR World 101 |date=14 February 2023 |url=https://world101.cfr.org/understanding-international-system/building-blocks/european-union-worlds-biggest-sovereignty |publisher=The European Union |access-date=24 December 2023 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221065204/https://world101.cfr.org/understanding-international-system/building-blocks/european-union-worlds-biggest-sovereignty |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page