Albania's UN envoy laments lack of progress in 30-year Security Council reform effort

'It has been more than 30 years that we have a process of reform of Security Council and it's not going anywhere,' Ferit Hoxha says

By Iclal Turan

WASHINGTON (AA) - Albania's UN envoy Ferit Hoxha on Friday said the process of the reform of the Security Council is not making any headway although it has been more than 30 years.

"Anytime the Security Council is blocked, is taken hostage, is vetoed, and every time when that happens, the Security Council fails those it has committed to help, be it in the Middle East or elsewhere," said Hoxha at a press conference to mark the beginning of Albania's presidency of the Council for September.

"I fully share that frustration," Hoxha responded when asked about the failure of the Council when addressing the global problems. "I wish we have the answer".

"That's why it has been more than 30 years that we have a process of reform of Security Council and it's not going anywhere" because member states cannot agree, said Hoxha.

"So it is a desperate situation, it is not the best one. But we know also that in diplomacy, things do not come immediately. They do not come upfront and sometimes they come even in the most unexpected times. And for that, we need to continue, for that we need to really do what we can do best. This is what Albania has been doing," he added.

He added that the Security Council is "not in its best moment" these days, which, he said, "reflects the world, a divided a fragmented world".

"But until we have something else, we have to stick to the Council and its ability," he continued.

The effectiveness of the UN Security Council has long been a subject of scrutiny, with demands for reform, including from Türkiye, gaining momentum.

Central to the debate is the issue of veto power, which is wielded by each of the five permanent Security Council members: the US, UK, France, China, and Russia.

It has left the Security Council toothless and quite incapable of finding a solution to global problems, from Syria to Palestine and Ukraine, as those countries use that decisive vote to block moves they believe threaten their interests.

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