RGA/9/3
Sponsored by Marko Arrieta, Jake Dannemiller, Owen Gemignani, Harry Winston of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Sweden.
This legislation was filed in the Administrative and Budgetary category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Referring to UN Charter, Chapter V Article 27; providing that all matters need affirming votes from |
| 2 | 9 active members; furthermore, those 9 affirming votes upon non-procedural matters need to |
| 3 | include concurring votes of the 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, |
| 4 | and United States, |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Noting that when Chapter V is combined with decisions under Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 |
| 7 | of Article 52, allowing for members to abstain, it gives any of the 5 permanent members the ability |
| 8 | to deny passage of any resolution presented in the Security Council through a single dissenting |
| 9 | vote, |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Bearing in mind that the 10 non-permanent members are re-elected every 2 years by the General |
| 12 | Assembly and must receive a two-thirds majority, |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Recognizing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 76/262; committing that every |
| 15 | time a veto is cast in the UN Security Council, the General Assembly will meet within 10 days and |
| 16 | hold a debate on the situation as to which the veto was cast, |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Emphasizing that the debates invoked by UNGA resolution 76/272 do not hold the power to |
| 19 | overturn a veto that has been cast, |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Concerned by the current Security Council’s voting system which allows for the abuse of power by |
| 22 | its five permanent members, |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Declaring that Sweden is recognized as a neutral state and all suggestions, recommendations, and |
| 25 | proposals come from a neutral standpoint, |
| 26 | |
| 27 | The General Assembly Hereby: |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Requests that a permanent member’s dissenting vote may be overturned if at least four-fifths of |
| 30 | all members of the Security Council vote in favor of the overturning; |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Clarifying for a dissenting vote to be overturned, the fourth-fifths majority will need to include |
| 33 | affirmative votes from four permanent members of the Security Council; |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Encourages future legislature that addresses the concerns surrounding security council and seeks |
| 36 | for further reform; |
| 37 | Recommending that these changes are instated immediately upon passage. |
| 38 |