UN reform needed according to president of General Assembly

66th elected president of the UN General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser urges UN reform in a recent interview saying that the attitude of Russia and China towards Syria proves how the given rules are unsuitable for solving crises like this.

“The world has changed; the UN should also reform itself to deal with the issues of today. Sixty years ago who could imagine we’ll be discussing climate change, food security, or the world would reach seven billion people, so we need to see a more active and effective UN. In the Security Council today we see many important and powerful countries, emerging powers in the world, which are also playing good positive roles; they want to see themselves given the right recognition for what they are. If the Security Council reflected the whole world in a fair way, then we would see a more effective council.”