In a speech at the BRICS summit, president argued that it is necessary to ‘completely transform’ the organ to make it more legitimate, representative, effective and democratic in including new permanent members
On the morning of Sunday (6), the asked again for the reform of in his opening speech of the BRICS summit, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro. The president argued that it is necessary to “completely transform” the council to make it more legitimate, representative, effective and democratic by including new permanent members of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
“It is more than a matter of justice. It is to guarantee the survival of the “He said, adding that the organization faces a“ confidence crisis. ”“ If international governance does not reflect the new multipolar reality of the 21st century, it is up to the contribute to your update. We can launch the foundations of a revised governance. ” Lula claimed that the emptiness of unalucted global crises created a “fertile ground” for terrorism and that “the ideology of hatred cannot be associated with any specific religion or nationality”.
However, the president acknowledged that “not everything was a failure” in the eight decades of the United Nations, classifying the organization as “central” for the process of decolonization, promotion of peace, stability and conflict mediation. The opening session was theme “Peace and Safety and Reform of Global Governance”.
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