Further, the veto which guarantees the dominant power of the permanent five has to be examined. It is our view that veto power has now become untenable and unequal. It is time to reject collectively the idea of an elite group continuing to decide on critical issues. We must reject exclusivity and put an end to the demeaning practice where non- member states of the Council have to stand at the doorway like a building attendant to get information on Council discussions. If some maintain the Council does not operate under democratic principles but on sheer power politics, we must then be bold to recognize that power is not static, it is dynamic.
Nations can move up and down in the power ladder.
There are some that can no longer claim their current preeminent position. They are there as a result of history. The preeminent position that they now have is actually made on the basis of power and gains that have accrued from developing countries as their colonial masters. There is no reason for us to recognize this questionable power status anymore. Power can no longer be confined to individual nation-states.