Original article: “Para que deje de ser inoperante”: Referentes progresistas hacen llamado a renovar con urgencia ONU en medio de crisis global Progressive Leaders Call for Urgent UN Reforms in Barcelona The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, warned at the Global Progressive Mobilization in Barcelona that the UN is “ineffective because the members of the Security Council are the ones violating laws and rights. ” According to ElDiario. es, Ramaphosa advocated for Africa, India, and a South American nation like Brazil to gain permanent seats on the Council.
Similarly, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened the summit by calling for an urgent renewal of the United Nations, as reported by RTVE. “The context is clear: democracy cannot be taken for granted. We are seeing attacks on the multilateral system and a dangerous normalization of the use of force,” Sánchez stated.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated at the closing that “the UN cannot remain silent and watch what is happening in the world”, according to Agencia EFE. Lula described the organization as “a very valuable instrument if it functions well,” as published by LaSexta. com.
Former Chilean President Gabriel Boric, making his first public appearance since leaving office, urged for a reform of multilateral institutions without abandoning them, suggesting that the United Nations has a historic opportunity to be led by a woman for the first time. “Change to preserve what is good. The United Nations is a great opportunity,” highlighted agencies.
Mexican Environment Secretary Alicia Bárcena went further by calling for the elimination of the veto power in the UN. “No country, no matter how powerful, can continue to act unilaterally. We must eliminate the veto that paralyzes the United Nations,” she declared at the forum, according to EFE.
Sánchez also reaffirmed the importance of having a woman lead the UN to succeed António Guterres, reinforcing the call for a profound renewal of multilateralism, as noted by EFE. Various progressive leaders shared a common diagnosis: international rules are being violated, institutions are undermined, and there is an urgent need to take action to make the UN more democratic, representative, and effective in confronting wars and authoritarian drift.