Renewed call by Erdogan for comprehensive United Nations reform on the occasion of the UN's 80th anniversary.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey has urged for significant reforms of the United Nations, emphasizing the need for a more effective, efficient, and financially strong institution that can serve as a platform for global justice and peace. In a video message marking the UN’s 80th anniversary, Erdoğan highlighted the organization's role in promoting peace, security, and international cooperation since 1945, but also criticized its failure to effectively address atrocities against Palestinians and Israeli aggression in Gaza.
In his address, Erdoğan reiterated Türkiye’s support for efforts under the UN 80 Initiative led by the Secretary-General, aimed at reforming the UN. He has long advocated for reforms in the UN Security Council, echoing the slogan “The world is greater than five,” which calls for expanding the Security Council’s permanent membership beyond the current five powers to reflect global realities more fairly and create a “fairer world.”
Proposed reforms include expanding permanent membership, potentially to major regional powers, without veto rights and implementing term limits for non-permanent members, to increase transparency, balance, and responsiveness. Erdoğan urged all member states to take immediate steps to restore the UN as a beacon of hope for humanity, stressing collective responsibility in transforming the institution to fulfill its peace mission effectively, especially in face of ongoing conflicts such as the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Erdoğan expressed Türkiye’s determination to actively participate in reform efforts to address structural weaknesses, perceived inefficiencies, and the lack of credibility that undermine the UN’s role in maintaining international peace and security. He emphasized the need for member states to act swiftly to restore the U.N. as a beacon of hope for humanity.
In summary, Erdoğan’s reform proposals focus on:
- Reforming the UN Security Council to expand permanent membership beyond the current five, reflecting broader global representation without veto power for new members.
- Strengthening the UN institutionally and financially for greater effectiveness and efficiency.
- Reinforcing the UN’s role as a platform for global justice, particularly addressing Palestinian issues and peacekeeping.
- Actively engaging in Secretary-General-led reform initiatives like the UN 80 Initiative to modernize the organization.
He has called for urgent international action to implement these structural reforms to restore the UN’s credibility and peacekeeping effectiveness, especially in contexts of aggression such as in Gaza. The Turkish leader frequently highlights the need for reform in the world body, using the motto "the world is bigger than five," referring to members of the U.N. Security Council. The calls for reform are in response to perceived failures in the U.N.'s response to global conflicts and crises.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey has urged for the United Nations to undergo significant reforms, advocating for a more expansive Security Council with permanent membership that reflects global realities, without veto rights for new members.
- Erdoğan has emphasized the need for the UN to be restructured to increase transparency, balance, and responsiveness, including term limits for non-permanent members and potential inclusion of major regional powers.
- In his address, Erdoğan underscored the role of the UN in addressing war-and-conflicts, such as the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, and the importance of reinforcing the UN as a platform for global justice, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.
- The Turkish leader has called for collective action among member states to restore the UN as a beacon of hope for humanity, emphasizing the need for policy-and-legislation changes to improve the institution's effectiveness and efficiency.
- President Erdoğan's reform proposals aim to strengthen the UN's role in maintaining international peace and security, and he has frequently highlighted the importance of these reforms in the context of crime-and-justice and general-news situations around the world.
