February 17, 2024
UNSC expansion must not create “historical injustice”
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reiterated its opposition to adding new permanent members to the UN Security Council, stressing that any increase in permanent seats would worsen the paralysis of the 15-member body and prevent the majority of small and medium-sized states from serving on it. “Enlargement of the Security Council should promote ‘fair representation’, not create new historical injustice,” Ambassador Munir Akram told delegates at the deadlocked Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) to reform the council on Thursday. The Pakistani envoy was participating in a discussion on a proposal called “Model L69” by a group of Asian, African, Latin American, Caribbean and


