Japan, Brazil, Germany, India call for U.N. Security Council reform

Japan, Brazil, Germany and India, aspiring to become permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, on Wednesday renewed their call for an immediate restart of negotiations to reform the world body's 15-member decision-making organ after the talks were adjourned due to the coronavirus pandemic.The foreign ministers of the countries, collectively known as the Group of Four, stressed "the urgency of reforming the United Nations and updating its main decision-making bodies, in order to better reflect contemporary realities," said a joint statement issued after their virtual meeting.The minist…READ FULL ARTICLE