UN provides a seat for all countries, says UNGA Prez in swipe at Board of Peace
The United Nations alone can ensure global peace and security despite its shortcomings because it provides a seat at the table for both big and small countries, unlike the US-led Board of Peace, which can be joined only by paying a fee, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday. UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock addresses the media during her official visit to India, in New Delhi, (Agencies) Baerbock, who served as Germany’s foreign minister from 2021 to 2025, is visiting India for discussions with the country’s leadership on reforming the UN system and addressing crises such as the war in Ukraine and the West Asia conflict. She met external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday. Member states of the UN are free to organise themselves in different groups, such as the G20 or other regional and international organisations but only the UN is responsible for international peace and security “because every country – no matter how big or small, how powerful or rich – has a seat at the table”, Baerbock told …
