UN Security Council Reform

Intergovernmental Negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters to the Security Council (IGN)

The Permanent Representatives of Austria and Kuwait to the United Nations in New York have been the Co-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters to the Security Council (IGN) during the 78th session of the General Assembly.

The Membership has been engaged in a constructive spirit, in good faith, and in a spirit of cooperation and mutual trust, throughout the negotiations on the input of the IGN which has been submitted to the Co-Facilitators of the Summit of the Future (Germany and Namibia) for inclusion in ‘Chapter V: Transforming global governance’ of the Pact for the Future.

Based on the negotiations, the Co-Facilitators of the IGN process have circulated four revised versions of the language on Security Council Reform to be included in the Pact for the Future. The final input that has been sent to the Co-Facilitators of the Summit of the Future is based on an understanding that it enjoys the widest possible political acceptance among IGN delegations. The current text is based on extensive consultations and in our view is the best compromise achievable, striking a fair balance between the various positions expressed in the framework of the IGN.

Keep up to date with the IGN

You will find below information about the informal meetings of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters.

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