Statement by the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, on behalf of the G4 at the UNGA debate on item 122, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council” - November 18th, 2025

Madam President,

I deliver this statement on behalf of the G4 – Germany, India, Japan and my own country, Brazil.

Within and outside the United Nations, the widespread assessment is that the organization has not delivered as it should have, it is ineffective and it faces major challenges. It is indeed true that several parts of the system across the three main pillars have not met the legitimate expectations of our citizens and governments. It is also true that much of the negative assessment of the UN stems from the repeated failure of the Security Council to effectively discharge its primary responsibility under the Charter – maintaining international peace and security.

Reforming this principal body of the UN will go a long way in making the UN fit-for-purpose and in changing the public perception of its utility and effectiveness. It also means demonstrating that multilateralism works, which should be our biggest collective priority. It is precisely to undertake such a historic task that we absolutely and urgently need a more representative, legitimate, credible, and effective Security Council.

That is why we repeat, yet again, that reform is not an option, but an imperative. That is why we reiterate our call for Member States to agree on the only reform that will truly address a key root cause of failure in the Council: the expansion in both categories. There is no other way to make the organ reflective of today’s geopolitical realities and  ensure adequate representation of Africa, the Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.
In order to achieve this, we must stop talking about talking and start negotiating. We welcome the discussions on the revised Liechtenstein model and the CARICOM model during the last IGN session. We hope that the African Group will follow suit at the earliest opportunity.

Madam President,

The G4 welcomes the appointment of the new IGN Co-chairs and looks forward to working closely with them to achieve concrete progress. As we prepare to initiate another IGN cycle, we must no longer allow decades-long virtual immobility. We must move forward. The available vehicle is clear: a consolidated model, which properly and succinctly reflects key elements of the models presented by member states and groups and actual convergences on the five clusters in accordance with the overwhelming views and sentiments of majority of member states.

The consolidated model must pave the way for early start of text-based negotiations. As in any United Nations process, the bridging of divisive positions requires a text on the basis of which we conduct negotiations with specified timelines and milestones. This is what is needed now to move beyond the unproductive repetition of positions of different groups and member states.

We kindly call upon the new Co-chairs to help us deliver on this mandate during this IGN session.

Madam President,

It is our hope that the opportunity provided by the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations will serve as a catalyst to address the anachronistic structure of the Security Council.

As G4 noted in the beginning, the consequences of continued failure to deliver progress in the IGN extend well beyond the Council itself. As trust in the United Nations is being shaken and the international order anchored in International Law and the UN Charter faces unprecedented strain, reform is needed not only to strengthen this Organization as a whole but also to reinforce the entire multilateral system upon which it is founded and sustained.

Thank you.