Overview

• India’s foreign minister said the United Nations is in crisis due to resistance to change and urged an expanded, more representative Security Council, adding that India is ready for greater responsibility.
• The G4 foreign ministers from Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan reaffirmed mutual support for permanent seats and called for Council reform.
• Singapore’s foreign minister urged limits on what he called the cynical use of the veto by permanent members and pressed for closer Security Council–General Assembly coordination.
• Belarus’s foreign minister warned the UN risks the fate of the League of Nations without modernization, backed adding developing countries as permanent members, and criticized reduced U.S. support that he said has prompted staffing cut plans.
• Russia’s envoy argued reform should reflect the real balance of power, backed inclusion of India, Brazil, and African representation, and opposed proposals to add Germany and Japan, while Belarus separately discussed strengthening the UN’s role in meetings with António Guterres.