Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Tuesday to improve the “effectiveness” of the United Nations so that it has a “central role in world affairs” and thus avoid “defending only the interests of one country or a few” in a world “increasingly committed to multilateralism.”
“The potential of the UN is not being exploited, so efforts must be made to improve its effectiveness,” Putin said during his speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit taking place in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
In this regard, he lamented that the “true potential of the UN is far from being realized.” “It is important to promote its effectiveness, increase the representation of its bodies, including the Security Council, and include Eastern and Global South countries,” he pointed out.
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“Above all, it is important to adapt to changing realities and significant shifts in global policies and economies,” he asserted, according to the TASS news agency.
However, he emphasized that the UN must “maintain its functions as the main mechanism to coordinate interests” internationally, although he admitted that “not all UN work is satisfactory.” “That has always been the case,” he said, while stressing that the “process to create a multipolar world order is irreversible.”
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