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A EFICÁCIA DO CONSELHO DE SEGURANÇA DAS NAÇÕES UNIDAS E AS PERSPECTIVAS DE REFORMA

2020; Volume: 35; Issue: 75 Linguagem: Inglês

2675-2174

Eduardo Pinheiro Granzotto da Silva, Newton Tavares Filho,

Global Peace and Security Dynamics

The principal responsibility of the United Nations Security Council is the maintenanceof international peace and security. However, after more than seven decadesof functioning, one question remains: Is this body effective in its principal goal?Through a literature review, this paper analyses the bases of the Security Councilcreation and its current challenges. Some attempts have been made to reform theorgan, but so much energy has been wasted in enlargement proposals. Instead, thefocus should be concentrated on the veto power, which is the principal cause of theCouncil’s ineffectiveness. As an amendment of the UN Charter is politically tricky, this paper concludes that the most feasible way to make changes to the veto power and improve the Council’s effectiveness is reforming its working method.