Vietnam supports substantive reform to enhance representation, effectiveness, and efficiency of the United Nations Security Council
WVR - On January 21, at the United Nations headquarters in New York (USA), the first plenary session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) process on Security Council reform took place within the framework of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
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| Vietnam supports substantive reform to enhance representation, effectiveness, and efficiency of the United Nations Security Council: Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations. |
The session was co-chaired by the Ambassadors and Heads of Delegation of Kuwait and the Netherlands to the United Nations, with the participation of numerous UN member states. It marked the beginning of a series of discussions in 2026 on Security Council reform – one of the most crucial, complex, and prolonged reform agendas of the United Nations.
During the session, many countries and groups emphasized the necessity of reforming the Security Council to better reflect current geopolitical realities. They exchanged diverse views on the scope, types of expanded membership, working methods, veto power, as well as the roadmap and negotiation methods.
Speaking at the session, Minister Counselor Nguyễn Hoàng Nguyên, Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, reaffirmed Vietnam's strong commitment to multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security. He emphasized that reforming the Security Council is an urgent requirement to enhance the democracy, representation, transparency, and effectiveness of this body.
Vietnam continues to support the expansion of both permanent and non-permanent membership categories of the Security Council, based on ensuring equitable geographical representation and strengthening the voice and participation of developing countries.
Regarding working methods, Vietnam highlighted the need to improve the transparency, inclusiveness, and effectiveness of the Council, including enhancing substantive exchanges between the Security Council and UN member states and improving the quality of interaction between the Security Council and the General Assembly.
Permanent members should limit or use their veto power cautiously, in line with the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter.
Regarding the IGN process, Vietnam hopes that discussions in 2026 will aim to narrow differences on a comprehensive reform model, laying the groundwork for substantive negotiations in the future.
Vietnam reaffirms its commitment to continue participating in the IGN process with a constructive, goodwill, and responsible spirit, ready to make positive contributions to the joint efforts to promote Security Council reform, achieving concrete results that meet the demands of the new situation and the legitimate interests of all UN member states.
(Source: Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN in New York)
