Top Russian diplomat calls for reforming UN Secretariat
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for reforms to the UN Secretariat during a BRICS ministerial meeting in New Delhi. He argued that the Secretariat is currently dominated by NATO countries and promotes a neoliberal agenda rather than the interests of all member states.
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“Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called for reforming the UN Secretariat”
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The TASS report explicitly states that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for reforming the UN Secretariat because it has been taken over by one group of states.
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— It can, in proper forms, take initiatives. It can put before member governments findings which will influence their actions".[3] The United Nations Department of Political Affairs, which has a role an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat
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— Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called for reforming the UN Secretariat as it has been taken over by one group of states pursuing their own interests.
https://tass.com/politics/2131661
https://tass.com/politics/2131661
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— It is much easier to reform the structures of the United Nations (UN) than the bureaucracy in Brussels, which is trying to usurp the powers of other governments. This was announced on December 17 by R…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2010117/2025-12-17/lavrov-called-un-refo…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2010117/2025-12-17/lavrov-called-un-refo…
“he said at the third plenary session of the BRICS ministerial meeting in New Delhi”
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Multiple sources confirm Lavrov's participation in the BRICS ministerial meeting, specifically the 3rd Plenary Session titled 'Reform of Global Governance and the Multilateral System' in New Delhi.
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— Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, 17 September 2004. Lavrov meets with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House, 7 March 2006.Meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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— Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday took part in the third Plenary Session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting titled "Reform of Global Governance and the Multilateral System."
https://aninews.in/news/world/others/russias-fm-lavrov-takes…
https://aninews.in/news/world/others/russias-fm-lavrov-takes…
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— Sergey Lavrov: I briefed my partners in considerable detail at today’s and yesterday’s meetings on our assessments of the current situation around Ukraine. This included issues on the BRICS agenda, su…
https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video/view/2109739/
https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video/view/2109739/
“The Charter envisages only one criterion - a fair geographical representation”
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The claim that the Charter envisages only one criterion (fair geographical representation) is attributed to Lavrov in the TASS report. While the UN Charter does mention geographical representation, the specific phrasing 'only one criterion' is a statement made by Lavrov, not a verified independent fact from the Charter itself in the provided evidence.
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— Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN's second secretary-general, described its power as follows: "The United Nations is what member nations made it, but within the limits set by government action and government c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat
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— "A reform of the [UN] Secretariat is needed, including the criteria of its formation," he said at the third plenary session of the BRICS ministerial meeting in New Delhi. "The Charter envisages only o…
https://tass.com/politics/2131661
https://tass.com/politics/2131661
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— The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Cha…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-WSCrbBTOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-WSCrbBTOQ
“The positions of the Secretary-General and his six key deputies... are occupied by citizens of NATO countries”
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The provided evidence includes general Wikipedia pages for the Secretary-General and NATO, but does not provide a list of the current six key deputies or their nationalities to verify if they are all citizens of NATO countries.
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— Deputy Secretary-General. Salary.The secretary-general is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_Unite…
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— NATO Deputy Secretaries General.Flexibility of NATO membership. On signing the Treaty, countries voluntarily commit themselves to participating in the political consultations and military activities o…
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-member-co…
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-member-co…
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— The video shows the spread of NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization) since its been founded in 1949. It is an intergovernmental military alliance betw...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2468hDl6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2468hDl6E
“the next session of the [UN] General Assembly... is due to take place in September”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources confirm that the UN General Assembly meets in regular sessions from September to December each year.
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— The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA)[a] is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembl…
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— The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization.electing the non-permanent members of the Security Council. approving the UN budget. The Assembly meets in regular se…
https://www.un.org/en/ga/
https://www.un.org/en/ga/
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— The General Assembly takes place every September, at the UN's headquarters in New York. This year, it started on 5 September. However, most world leaders will turn up for the main meetings which begin…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49796807
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49796807
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