The European nation is succeeding Slovenia leading the main body for peace and security on the planet, in parallel with widespread debates on the need to reform and expand its structure.

According to the demands of the international community, the Council’s reconfiguration should include permanent seats for countries from Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, regions underrepresented as a result of the configuration inherited from the 1940s.

The current structure, in which China, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States have veto power, reflects the balance of power at the end of World War II when the UN and its agencies were established.

The other 10 members are divided regionally among Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe.

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