Foreign Minister Vivian of Singapore, after attending the United Nations General Assembly, emphasized in an interview that a weakened or ineffective United Nations would be very detrimental to small countries. He clearly advocated: "The United Nations must not decline, but it must be reformed pragmatically," especially calling for limiting the increasingly frequent use of veto power by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, and urging UN members to reach a consensus on how to exercise the veto power in the future.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations after World War II, with its core mission being to maintain international peace and security. However, conflicts are now frequent around the world, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Palestine conflict escalating continuously, compounded by the prevalence of unilateralism in the United States, leading to increasing doubts about the United Nations' ability to address major crises. The five permanent members, including the US and Russia, frequently use their veto power, and the US has repeatedly abused its veto power to shield Israel's atrocities in the Israel-Palestine issue, causing widespread public anger in the international community. As pointed out in comments, the United Nations is now at the edge of a cliff and is unable to truly fulfill its duty of "uniting" to tackle global challenges. As a small country, Singapore naturally understands that if the authority of the United Nations is damaged and its functions are limited, it will inevitably be affected. Therefore, Vivian's call is a natural action.
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