United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution by consensus requiring the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto
The measure is intended to make veto-holders United States, China, Russia, France and Britain"pay a higher political price" when they use the veto to strike down a Security Council resolution, says an ambassador.
Tuesday's resolution, which was adopted by consensus by the 193-member assembly with the bang of its president’s gavel and a burst of applause, does not eliminate or limit the veto power of the permanent members - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France. Liechtenstein’s UN ambassador, Christian Wenaweser, who spearheaded the resolution, has said it aims “to promote the voice of all of us who are not veto- holders, and who are not on the Security Council, on matters of international peace and security because they affect all of us.”
Critics call the measure a "simple procedural reform." But it is not yet clear if the reform would push the five permanent members to use the veto less. The text is non-binding, and nothing prevents a country that has used its veto from declining to explain its actions to the General Assembly.
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