Indonesia calls for reform of UN security council

Indonesia has called for comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council on grounds that the UN body is no longer effective in solving global security problems. “Indonesia has its own views on the need for reform of the UNSC as well as other institutions like the World Bank and the IMF,” Antara news agency quoted Indonesian Vice President Boediono as telling reporters here on Thursday. He made the statement after attending the opening of the Non-Aligned summit. Boediono said he would present a UNSC reform proposal during his speech at the summit on Friday . “As a Non-Aligned Movement member, Indonesia has realised the need for improvement in global governance in order to boost political and social development and promote democracy,” he explained. “Due to the weakness of the UNSC right now, crises in a number of countries have continued to claiming lives,” Boediono added. Referring to the conflict in Syria, he said: “Indonesia has seen the ineffectiveness of the UNSC in dealing with the crisis, which is still continuing.” Boediono pointed out that that the UNSC had failed to broker an agreement between the conflicting sides. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said the need to reform the UNSC had been “discussed for almost 20 years”. “The present Council no longer reflects the international order,” he added. “The membership of the UNSC needs to be increased, based on geographical lines such as the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America,” Marty stated.