L.69
GROUPING - INTERNATIONAL
News: Foreign Ministers of L.69 group of nations call
expansion of UNSC “essential” to make body “more representative”
What's
in the news?
● The
Foreign Ministers of the L.69 group of nations held a meeting on the sidelines
of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to exchange views on
reform of the United Nations Security Council.
● The
leaders called the expansion of the UNSC “essential” to make the body “more
representative, legitimate, and effective.”
Key
takeaways:
● Notably,
the L.69 group consists of developing
nations from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific (Small
Island Developing States).
Statement
of L.69:
● The
L-69 Ministerial joint press statement read, “The Ministers reaffirmed that
expansion of the Council, in both permanent and non-permanent categories of
membership, is essential to make the body more representative, legitimate and
effective.”
L.69
Group:
● The
L.69 group is of pro-reform member states, including primarily developing
countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
● The
Group is bound by the firm conviction that expansion in both the permanent and
non-permanent categories of membership of the UNSC is imperative to better
reflect contemporary world realities.
● They form a major bloc that is united by the common cause of
achieving the lasting and comprehensive
reform of the United Nations Security Council.
● This
grouping underlines the lack of progress in Security Council reform that has
serious implications on global governance institutions & global peace and
security
Members:
● The
group currently has 42 countries as
its members.
● India is also a member of
the group.