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Reform of the Security Council

Intergovernmental negotiations

At its sixty-second session, the General Assembly decided to commence intergovernmental negotiations in informal plenary of the Assembly during its sixty-third session, based on proposals by Member States, in good faith, with mutual respect and in an open, inclusive and transparent manner, on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council, seeking a solution that could garner the widest possible political acceptance by Member States (decision 62/557).

After intergovernmental negotiations, the General Assembly has taken a decision at each session (decisions 63/565 B, 64/568, 65/554, 66/566, 67/561, 68/557, 69/560, 70/559, 71/553, 72/557, 73/554, 74/569, 75/569, 76/572, and 77/559).

Most recently, the Assembly:

decided to immediately continue intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform in informal plenary of the Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, building on the informal meetings held at its seventy-seventh session, as reflected in the letter dated 2 June 2023 from the Co-Chairs, and on the document entitled “Co-Chairs’ revised elements paper on convergences and divergences on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters” (pdf), circulated on 5 June 2023, as well as the positions of and proposals made by Member States, reflected in the text and its annex circulated on 31 July 2015 (pdf), to help to inform its future work;
welcomed the agreement among Member States to enhance transparency and inclusivity of the process by introducing webcast for the first segment (debate) of the IGN meetings while the second segment (interactive discussion) remained closed, as well as the establishment of a specific website to act as a repository of the recordings of the webcasts, letters, decisions, and other documents related to the IGN process as well as links to the Member States' statements, as referred in the Co-Chairs' letter dated Co-Chairs' letter dated 3 March 2023;
decided to convene the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council during the seventy-eigth session of the Assembly, if Member States so decide; and
decided to include the item in the agenda of its seventy-eighth session (decision 77/559).

Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly

You will find below information about the informal meetings of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

13-14 December 2023

13 December, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 03:02:01) or consult statements made on 13 December, at the morning meeting.

13 December, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 02:24:54) or consult statements made on 13 December, at the afternoon meeting.

14 December, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 01:05:53) or consult statements made on 14 December, at the morning meeting.

22 January 2024

22 January, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 03:04:41) or consult statements made on 22 January, at the morning meeting.

22 January, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 02:23:30) or consult statements made on 22 January, at the afternoon meeting.

15 - 16 February 2024

15 February, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 02:50:43) or consult statements made on 15 February, at the morning meeting.

15 February, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 01:01:36) or consult statements made on 15 February, at the afternoon meeting.

16 February, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 02:48:44) or consult statements made on 16 February, at the morning meeting.

7 - 8 March 2024

7 March, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 03:00:41) or consult statements made on 7 March, at the morning meeting.

7 March, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 00:57:09) or consult statements made on 7 March, at the afternoon meeting.

8 March, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 02:40:38) or consult statements made on 8 March, at the morning meeting.

18 - 19 March 2024

18 March, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 02:58:10) or consult statements made on 18 March, at the morning meeting.

18 March, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 00:32:05) or consult statements made on 18 March, at the afternoon meeting.

19 March, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 03:06:56) or consult statements made on 19 March, at the morning meeting.

19 March, afternoon meeting

You can watch the discussions of the afternoon meeting in the player above (duration: 00:16:07) or consult statements made on 19 March, at the afternoon meeting.

15 April 2024

15 April, morning meeting

You can watch the discussions of the morning meeting in the player above (duration: 03:02:52) or consult statements made on 15 April, at the morning meeting.

Upcoming plenary meetings:

20 May 2024: morning (10am-1pm) and afternoon (3-6pm) meetings, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber

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