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Security Council’s legitimacy at stake as it marks its 80th anniversary, UN chief warns

Security Council’s legitimacy at stake as it marks its 80th anniversary, UN chief warns

  • Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges members to recommit to founding principles and reform the council to better reflect modern geopolitical realities
  • ‘The time has come to open the doors of the chamber and let in the light. Without a Security Council fit for purpose, the world is in grave danger,’ he says
By Ephrem Kossaify ·