The U.N. will be surpassed by other organisations if reforms are not made: Envoy Kamboj from India

The envoy emphasised India's involvement in supplying vaccinations to the least developed countries and that India has not shied away from voicing a view on contentious matters over the past two years, saying, "I think we did stand out in terms of aiding our allies and friends." By the end of this month, India's tenure at the UNSC in 2021–2022, during which time India is also the UNSC President, will come to an end. According to Ms. Kamboj, the reform calls for participation in the larger discussion of the reform from smaller groups within the UN system in addition to the P-5.

The U.N. will be surpassed by other organisations if reforms are not made: Envoy Kamboj from India

If the UN fails to bring about reforms in the UN Security Council, other organisations, such as the G-20, may step up to take a more significant role in international affairs than the UN, according to Ruchira Kamboj, the Permanent Representative of India at the UN. Speaking on the topics of counterterrorism and reformed multilateralism during India's UNSC Presidency in December, Ms. Kamboj noted that the reformation of the UN is the "most complicated process" within the UN system. 

"It involves a number of factors. The UN Charter needs to be changed. The P-5 (permanent members of the UNSC) must all support it. No P-5 should be able to veto the matter, among other requirements. Additionally, it strikes a really raw nerve. There are many people who want to be in a reformed council, but there are many others who do not. As a result, the process is undoubtedly extremely complex, but Ms. Kamboj emphasised that this does not mean that "transformation cannot happen."Since the UN Security Council reform issue has been on the agenda for close to three decades with no real progress, Ms. Kamboj claimed that there is a lot of "pessimism and cynicism" about the possibility of reform. Ms. Kamboj said that it is a possibility if the UNSC reform fails to advance when Prof. Harsh V. Pant, the session's moderator, mentioned the potential of "minilaterals" having a more active role in international affairs."Roughly 200 countries currently make up your membership. Their voices are no longer being heard. Who hears the voice of the voiceless, the lesser states, the African nations, for example? Everything is being planned for them in various ways, Ms. Kamboj said, adding that "the UN may be replaced by other institutions, such as the G-20, which are more democratic." However, the envoy cautioned against jumping to any conclusions about these possibilities.

India has been "quite vociferous," according to Ambassador Kamboj, during its tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, which coincided with the world's experience of the pandemic's more severe waves and the Ukrainian crisis. The envoy emphasised India's involvement in supplying vaccinations to the least developed countries and that India has not shied away from voicing a view on contentious matters over the past two years, saying, "I think we did stand out in terms of aiding our allies and friends."

By the end of this month, India's tenure at the UNSC in 2021–2022, during which time India is also the UNSC President, will come to an end.

According to Ms. Kamboj, the reform calls for participation in the larger discussion of the reform from smaller groups within the UN system in addition to the P-5.

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