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View all search resultsLooking at the myriad complications following the passage of the UNSC resolution on a cease-fire in Gaza for Ramadan, which ends in just over a week, perhaps it's time to ask whether the institution is up to its task of maintaining peace and security in today's world.
Kickstarting its month-long presidency at the Conference on Disarmament (CD), the Indonesian delegation has urged the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ensure that Southeast Asia remains free of nuclear weapons, and called for a more efficient global discourse mechanism on the issue.
Indonesia has been participating in diplomatic efforts to promote a permanent cease-fire in the conflict and wider access for humanitarian assistance, but Tuesday's UN meeting was the first time the country’s representatives staged a walkout on the issue.
The failure to ensure that Israel acts in compliance with international law amid the stalled process toward realizing a two-state solution could further plunge the Middle East into a wider open conflict, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has warned.
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