BY: Abdelhak Azzouzi
CAIRO, Nov. 22 (SEE)- At the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, a three-day Peace Forum was held in Paris with the participation of more than 60 heads of state and government to discuss issues of peace and security, environment, development, digital space, modern technologies and macroeconomics.
The forum was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. It was attended by a large number of world leaders, most notably Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In addition, it witnessed the participation of heads of the most prominent international organizations such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, UNESCO, The World Health Organization and other organizations, as well as the participation of representatives of civil society, including associations, non-governmental organizations, foundations, media, clergy and trade unions.
The convening of the Peace Forum is a recent annual meeting for all actors in global governance to present projects, ideas and initiatives that contribute effectively to improving international cooperation on key global issues, achieving a fairer globalization and building a more effective multilateral system.
The forum supports the idea that international cooperation is the key to addressing global challenges and ensuring lasting peace.
The UN Secretary- General tackles hundreds or thousands of issues daily. He faces many challenges as world powers struggle to spread their influence on other countries. In fact, such issue can never be solved.
The Global system frequently changes, which means no stability will prevail over the world as long as ruling regimes is Russia and the United States don't change.
The question is what should we do? Can such forums fix the UN system?
The reform of the US is one of the most sensitive and difficult issues that concern those involved in international relations and those who are caught up in the rapid events in the international arena.
The UN was established in 1945 on the basis of the power relations inherited from World War II which made the five major powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France) have veto power.
These five powers use the veto whenever they want. Indeed, they use it according to their geostrategic developments without paying attention to the UN Charter.
At the time of the UN founding in 1945, there were only 51 Member States. Currently, there are more than 200 Member States which means it's deemed as a world-class organization.
The UN Charter should have been modified to cope with the historical developments such as the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the US.
In other words, the ongoing composition of the Security Council and the veto right, which is available for only five countries, is no longer palatable.
Moreover, any serious reform attempt on the UN Charter collides with Article 108 which states that "Amendments to this Charter shall apply to all members of the United Nations if approved by two thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations including all permanent members of the Security Council, in accordance with the constitutional conditions of each State.
Any reform with the existence of this article is difficult and not possible. As long as the veto right is granted to the five countries, none of them will be willing to leave its chair for another state at any cost.
Moreover, influential countries, which have demanded a permanent seat the Security Council such as Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and others, will be definitely imitated by other states. Such facts make the reform of the United Nations difficult and even impossible.
Translator: Nawal Sayed
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