Following the Australian government’s decision not to nominate former prime minister Kevin Rudd for the role of United Nations secretary-general, attention is focussing on those candidates left in the running for the top UN job and their possible influence on the organisation’s future. But in the shadow of the high-profile UNSG polling, less well-known efforts are underway to reform the composition of the UN Security Council, which may have a greater long-term impact.
In one of the most eagerly anticipated rulings in recent years, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) delivered an unexpectedly tough rebuff to a suite of Chinese …read more
UN Security Council Needs More Elected Members
