UN Chief Urges Reform of Security Council Amid Calls from G4 Nations

United Nations: There have been calls for reforms in the UN Security Council for several years but no consensus has been reached. G4 members India, Japan, Germany and Brazil have been demanding that the number of permanent members of the Security Council be increased. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during his official visit to Japan, has said that reform of the Security Council is "absolutely necessary." Guterres has once again stressed that outdated international institutions need to be reformed. The UN was created after World War II but has not been reformed since then. That too when the world is changing drastically post-Cold War. India has the world's largest population but is not a permanent member. Let's understand who has been the thorn in India's side, especially in the Security Council. G4 members Japan said, "The global problem-solving structures and the financial security council are not the kind of global environment that he said are needed to be effective."