{
  "id": 2208228,
  "title": "UN secretary general candidate Ivonne Baki calls for Security Council overhaul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/un-secretary-general-candidate-ivonne-baki-calls-for-security-council",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:20:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/20/un-secretary-general-candidate-ivonne-baki-calls-for-security-council-overhaul/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ecuadorian diplomat Ivonne Baki, a candidate for the position of UN Secretary General, recently called for a significant overhaul of the Security Council's structure. She argued that the current system, with five permanent seats allocated exclusively to China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, no longer adequately represents a world population that has expanded 40-fold since 1945. Ms Baki highlighted that the continents suffering the most severe population declines still retain their permanent seats, while Africa, the fastest-growing region, has no representation. This imbalance contributes to \"council paralysis,\" preventing the Security Council from reaching consensus and effectively addressing global issues.",
  "summary": "Ecuadorian diplomat Ivonne Baki, a candidate to become the next UN Secretary General , on Thursday said the Security Council's structure with five permanent members failed to keep pace with a world population that has grown 40-fold since 1945. Ms Baki told an informal General Assembly discussion that the continents with the sharpest declines in share of the global population still hold the same…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UN secretary general candidate Ivonne Baki calls for Security Council overhaul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/un-secretary-general-candidate-ivonne-baki-calls-for-security-council-2208552",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:20:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}