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Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 June 2025

Debate

United Nations International Day of Peace

Contribution

Noble Lords will have heard me stress the importance of Security Council reform. We have been at the forefront of arguing for two permanent seats for Africa on the Security Council, not least because, by 2030, a quarter of the world’s population will be African—that is really important. We have made the case for India—my noble friend is right—and we see Security Council reform as essential. It is always very difficult to focus on reform when people have the ability to stop it, but we are getting closer to the position where the extension of the Security Council is in sight, and we are working on it strongly.

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