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On 21 November 2013, the General Assembly Reacted to the Security Council's Annual Report (A/68/2)

The Annual Report of the Council was again discussed - independently from the general Security Council reform debate - as promoted by ACT.

The creation of an Advisory Group to provide a basis for Security Council reform negotiations unsurprisingly meets opposition

Update on Security Council Reform: Creation of PGA’s Advisory Group and plenary meetings held on 7 and 8 November 2013
9 November 2013, by Lydia Swart

On 22 October, the President of the General Assembly (PGA), H.E. John Ashe from Antigua and Barbuda, distributed a letter announcing the reappointment of Afghan Ambassador Zahir Tanin as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations and informing the membership that he had created an Advisory Group. He explained:

A New Low Point in the Security Council Reform Process: Serious Clashes between the President of the General Assembly and Chair

On 27 June 2013, the President of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, rather than the Negotiations Chair, Zahir Tanin, presided over a meeting of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council Reform, highlighting an ongoing disagreement between the two about how and when to proceed during the current session.

Background

Security Council Reform: September 2007 - May 2013.

The Center is in the process of updating its 2008 publication "Managing Change at the United Nations." Chapter 1b on Security Council Reform: September 2007-May 2013 is now available online.

ACT - the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group

On 2 May, 21 countries will present their thinking about better working methods for today's UN Security Council.

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