"Our institutions cannot be representative of our world, if they do not give voice to Africa, with more than a quarter of UN members, or the world’s largest democracy with one-sixth of humanity. That is why India and Africa must speak in one voice for reforms of the United Nations, including its Security Council," Modi said at the India-Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi.
He added that "global institutions reflect the circumstances of the century that we left behind, not the one we are in today."
"These institutions have served us well, but unless they adjust to the changing world, they risk becoming irrelevant. We cannot say what will replace them in an uncertain future," the politician pointed out.
The need to reform the United Nations as a whole and the UN Security Council in particular has been discussed since the early 1990s. The organization’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has repeatedly pointed out at changes are needed within the UN.
Many countries have called for reform of the UN Security Council, including Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Ireland and Russia. Last month, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told the UN General Assembly that UN Security Council reform must be based on consensus.
