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UK joins France-Mexico initiative to limit UN Security Council vetoes
The United Kingdom has joined an initiative to limit the United Nations Security Council veto in cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity. With the UK's participation, the number of countries supporting the initiative has risen to 128.
The United Kingdom has joined an initiative by France and Mexico to limit the use of the veto at the United Nations Security Council in cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity.
According to a statement by the French Foreign Ministry, 21 more countries from the Caribbean, South America and Asia have supported the initiative over the past four months. With the United Kingdom's participation, the total number of countries supporting the initiative has reached 128.
The aim of the initiative
The initiative aims to prevent the Security Council's work from being blocked by a veto when the gravest crimes are committed. The French Foreign Ministry said that a second country with veto power on the Security Council had also supported the initiative this year.
Veto power on the Security Council
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with veto power are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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