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Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “It’s very difficult to take any of the five permanent members with veto rights over anything that goes on in the…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2022
It’s very difficult to take any of the five permanent members with veto rights over anything that goes on in the Security Council, it’s hard to get them off.
Said by
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the challenges of removing permanent members from the UN Security Council.

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