United Nations: India has underscored the need for greater representation in the permanent membership of the UN Security Council, particularly of countries from the Global South, and called for a fair and inclusive global financial system.
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs Sibi George delivered India’s statements at key meetings here.
At the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on UN Security Council reforms, he highlighted the “need for greater representation of the Global South, particularly in the permanent category,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.
George also underlined the “similarities between India’s approach to UN Security Council reforms and the African model.”
He also delivered India’s national statement at the General Debate of the 2026 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up at UN Headquarters.
He “underscored the need for a fair, inclusive & development-oriented global financial system” to bridge the USD 4 trillion Sustainable Development Goals financing gap.
He also highlighted that reforming international financial institutions, enhancing the voice of the Global South, and deploying digital public infrastructure are key to delivering on the Sevilla Commitment, a 2025 global agreement to scale up developing financing.
George commenced his official visit to the UN on Monday by paying floral tributes at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the UN Headquarters.
During the day, he had a series of engagements and interactions, including with the Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari.
Both had a productive discussion on various topics, with particular focus on UN Peacekeeping, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said in a post on X.
George also had a wide-ranging discussion with Under-Secretary-General for the UN Department of Operational Support Atul Khare, reaffirming India’s “steadfast commitment to multilateralism and its remarkable contributions to UN peacekeeping.”
