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Second Round of Talks on Security Council Reform Begins

16 June 2009

Following the end of the first round of negotiations on Security Council reform, and the subsequent release of the Chairman's overview of these proceedings, Member States met on 22 and 26 May and on 11 and 12 June to further narrow down the reform options in a second round of negotiations.

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Facilitator Releases Status Report on Security Council Reform Process: Maps Way Forward

20 May 2009

Ambassador Zahir Tanin of Afghanistan, Chairman and facilitator of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, released yesterday a paper summarizing the first round of negotiations as well as outlining the process during the coming second round. Member States will meet on Friday, 22 May 2009, to discuss the issue.

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In Fifth Meeting on Security Council Reform, Countries Look at the Relationship Between the General Assembly and the Council

24 April 2009

Member States met on 20 April 2009 to discuss the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council in the fifth and last meeting in a first round of negotiations on how to reform the Security Council.

The meeting, which took place in a closed conference room at the UN, was mainly aimed at allowing states to express their respective perspectives on the issue at hand, and not so much at reaching definite agreement at this point.

In Fourth Reform Meeting, Countries Discuss Size and Working Methods of the Security Council

10 April 2009

Member States met on 7 and 8 April to discuss the size and working methods of the Security Council. It was the fourth of five meetings devoted to a number of key issues involved in an overall reform of the Council.

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Third Meeting on Security Council Reform Looks at Regional Representation

2 April 2009

Member States met on 24 and 31 March to discuss 'regional representation' in the framework of Security Council reform. The two-day long meeting revealed that countries seriously disagree on the applicability of regional representation in the Security Council.

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