US President Joe Biden plans to urge reform of the UN Security Council when he attends the General Assembly, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
With US officials frustrated by Moscow’s veto of Security Council measures and declarations over the Russian attack on Ukraine, Biden could urge reforms in private to the UN secretary general and other officials, or take them public, Sullivan said in statements, quoted by Alhurra channel.
“I expect that the president will speak substantively to the question of UN Security Council reform while he is in New York,” Sullivan told reporters.
The question of reforming the Security Council comes up during every international crisis, when one of the five permanent members (United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom and France) uses its veto power to stifle resolutions backed by others.
“I think this will be on the agenda and you may very well see him make a public statement” with specific actions, Sullivan said.
Biden will also make announcements about the US government’s investments to address global food insecurity, Sullivan said.
