UNSC reform imperious for political solutions to end conflicts: India
India has said that a reform of the Security Council is essential for finding enduring peace in conflict situations because, ultimately, political solutions must support peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping cannot be the sole solution to conflicts,” India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish told the Security Council (UNSC) on Monday.
“Peace holds when peacekeeping operations are accompanied by political solutions,” Harish said during a debate on peacekeeping operations. He stressed the necessity of reforming the UNSC in both its permanent and elected categories to better reflect and represent current geopolitical realities.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres acknowledged the evolving challenges facing peacekeeping, highlighting the growing complexity of global threats. He pointed to terrorism, extremist groups, organized crime, the weaponization of new technologies, and climate change as key factors testing the international community’s ability to respond effectively.
Harish also spoke of some of these factors challenging peacekeeping and offered India’s help in training peacekeepers to meet them.
“India is willing to curate and offer courses that address specific demands of modern peacekeeping at our Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK), which has been training national and international peacekeepers for over two decades,” he said.
About India’s role in helping enhance peacekeeping, he referred to the First Conference for Women Peacekeepers from the Global South that brought together representatives from 35 troop and police-contributing countries.
