New Development at the United Nations

Abstract

This paper tells the story of a United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in April 2022, which mandates the Assembly to debate any veto cast in the Security Council where the vetoer has to account for it and indicate his motive. The resolution lists its content, and the U.N. News shows how the proposers prepared it. Liechtenstein led the initiative, a small member state, in collaboration with 82 other member states, which amounts to 40 percent of the General Assembly. It touches on one of the most debated U. N. issues: the veto power of the five permanent members of the United Nations, China, France, Russia, the U.K., and the USA.