UN General Assembly
2022

The paralysis of the Security Council is the result of the abuse of the poorly named “right of veto” by some of its permanent members. During this plenary meeting, two of them have even explicitly referred to the need to restrict its use to truly exceptional situations. In that regard, Mexico and France have continued to advocate that the permanent members refrain from resorting to the veto in situations of mass atrocities. We invite those States that have not yet done so to join that initiative, which is already supported by 106 States.