(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Need for Reforms in UN

Topic: Need for Reforms in UN

Guest:

Prof. Swaran Singh, (Chairperson, CIPOD, JNU)
Dilip Sinha, (Former Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative to the UN)

Topic Description:

Addressing the UN Security Council open debate on Enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organisations in enhancing confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that a rational evaluation of cooperation between the UN and the regional and sub-regional organisations during the last 75 years will provide a good basis for future engagements. Noting that the world order built following the Second World War is under serious stress, External Affairs Minister said the nature of threats faced by member states when the United Nations was founded 75 years ago has also changed. He said and I quote "In today's globalised world, terrorism, radicalisation, drug trafficking and organised crime have a growing salience. The security implications of new technologies cannot be disregarded UNQUOTE. And to discuss the way ahead for reforms in the UN.