Archive · 13 Sep 2026
UN Backs Modi’s Push for Security Council Reform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the United Nations Security Council needs to change.
He argued that countries affected by global decisions should have a larger voice in making them.
The UN agreed that the Council’s current structure does not fully represent the modern world.
BRICS countries also supported giving developing nations more influence.
They want reforms to make global institutions more representative and effective.
China and Russia supported India and Brazil having larger roles in the UN.
The BRICS declaration also called for changes to international financial and trade institutions.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said India could help countries communicate during conflicts.
India hosted the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Security Council’s five-member permanent structure no longer reflects 21st-century realities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged BRICS countries to create a reform roadmap focused on representation, responsiveness, and rule-making.
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration called for greater representation of developing countries and a stronger voice for the Global South.
China and Russia backed the aspirations of India and Brazil to play a greater role in the UN, including its Security Council.
Dujarric said UN Secretary-General António Guterres sees India as a potential bridge builder on conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and BRICS member countries.
- What
- The UN backed calls for reforming the Security Council and other international institutions to give developing countries greater representation.
- When
- The comments were made on Saturday during the 18th BRICS Summit, held September 12–13.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- Supporters say the current global governance structure reflects 1945 rather than today’s political and economic realities, leaving the Global South underrepresented.
- UN position
- The five permanent members of the Security Council no longer reflect 21st-century realities, according to Stéphane Dujarric.
- Modi’s proposal
- BRICS countries should prepare 10 proposals for a reform roadmap focused on representation, responsiveness, and rule-making.
- BRICS declaration
- The New Delhi Declaration reaffirmed support for more representative, equitable, effective, and accountable global governance.
- Developing-country representation
- BRICS called for greater participation by emerging markets, developing countries, and Least Developed Countries.
- Security Council support
- China and Russia reiterated support for the aspirations of India and Brazil to play a greater role in the UN.
- India’s diplomatic role
- António Guterres said India could help opposing sides communicate and pursue peaceful settlements.
- Summit location
- India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13.