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United Nations Geneva and WILPF concerns.

Publication: International Peace Update
Publication Date: 22-JUN-04 		Format: Online - approximately 797 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: United Nations Geneva and WILPF concerns.(INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Security Council reform)

Article Excerpt
UN Reform

Reform has been on the UN agenda for a long time. Reform is seen primarily in terms of structural changes, often requiring amending the Charter. The pressure to enlarge the Security Council, including the number of permanent members, grew already in the 1980s. WILPF opposed the idea to increase the permanent membership of the Council, but supported proposals to increase the rotating, elected members to better reflect the size and diversity of the UN membership. It was not WILPF's opposition that has held up the Security Council reform, but the disagreement among governments about who should be added to the permanent membership.

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