中ロ、北朝鮮めぐり米批判　「拒否権に説明」初会合―国連総会

　【ニューヨーク時事】国連総会（１９３カ国で構成）は８日、安全保障理事会で先月２６日に対北朝鮮制裁を強化する米国主導の決議案が中国とロシアの拒否権行使により否決されたことを受け、両国に説明を求める会合を開いた。多くの加盟国が北朝鮮や中ロの拒否権発動に非難の声を上げたが、中ロは「北朝鮮の懸念に応えていない」と米国批判を展開した。
　会合は、拒否権による安保理の機能不全が浮き彫りとなる中、常任理事国（米英仏ロ中）に説明責任を負わせることで、拒否権乱用を抑制しようと４月に国連総会で採択された決議に基づいて開催された。拒否権が使われて１０日以内に総会会合が招集されるもので、今回が初の適用となった。（2022/06/09-07:27）

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday held a meeting for China and Russia to explain why they vetoed a Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea over its launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
   While many U.N. members voiced criticism over North Korea's missile launches and the exercise of veto power by China and Russia, Beijing and Moscow criticized the United States, which spearheaded the resolution presented at the Security Council meeting on May 26, arguing that the country failed to address Pyongyang's concerns over security.
   Wednesday's session was the first meeting held based on a resolution on veto holder accountability adopted by the General Assembly in April.
   Under the resolution, the five permanent members of the Security Council, which includes both China and Russia, are held accountable when they exercise their veto power, a measure introduced in hopes to prevent the abuse of such power currently plaguing the powerful U.N. organ.
   The resolution stipulates that a General Assembly meeting be convened within 10 days of the exercising of veto power at the Security Council.