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The security council has allowed unchecked power and brutality. To protect peace, we must reform the UN | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Wielding the veto as both a shield and a weapon, its permanent members too often act without grounding in the UN charter. Until recent years, there was at least an attempt to give interventions a veneer of legitimacy through UN endorsement. Without multilateralism, we risk replacing an imperfect system of collective security with the brutal reality of widespread insecurity. The world is witnessing the highest number of armed conflicts since the second world war. The prerogatives of the permanent members of the security council are already unjustifiable in an international order grounded in the sovereign equality of nations.
Source: The Guardian March 30, 2026 10:35 UTC
