Tunisia and the United Nations

Tunisia's presence in the Security Council Tunisia's presence in the United Nations General Assembly Tunisia's presence in the Economic and Social Council and its committees Tunisia's presence in specialized international agencies and organizations Tunisia's presence in UN-sponsored international conferences

Tunisia's presence in the United Nations General Assembly Tunisia has endeavored, during every annual session of the UN General Assembly, to state its views on major issues, and to contribute to the formulation of orientations developed by member states. Regarding the important issue of reforming the United Nations System so as to allow it to adjust to progress and meet the challenges of our times, Tunisia has stated the need for the Organization to gain added efficiency in addressing the vital issues for the majority of peoples worldwide, as well as issues related to development and the promotion of better living standards around the world. Tunisia has also stressed the need to adopt coordinated policies providing for the success of UN-initiated development projects, considering that the deterioration of security conditions is often caused by the degradation of the social and economic conditions of individuals. One of the pending reform issues currently being addressed by the General Assembly is the reform of the Security Council. Since 1993, when a working team was set up to address this issue, discussions have been ongoing as to the ways and means of extending Security Council membership and improving its working procedures in order to keep in tune with the progress achieved in international relations since the end of World War II. In this respect, Tunisia has reiterated its conviction in the need to extend Council membership in terms of both permanent and non-permanent seats, according to the principle of equitable geographic representation in order to safeguard the interests of developing nations in the Council. Based on this principle, Tunisia has defended the Organization of African Unity's standpoint calling for two permanent seats for Africa, to be dealt out on an alternating basis. Tunisia has also reiterated the need for enhanced transparency in Council procedures and the need for restricting veto rights. Tunisia's presence in the Security Council Tunisia's presence in the Economic and Social Council and its committees Tunisia's presence in specialized international agencies and organizations Tunisia's presence in UN-sponsored international conferences