安保理改革「喫緊の課題」　Ｇ４外相がオンライン会合

　日本、ドイツ、インド、ブラジルの４カ国（Ｇ４）外相が２３日、国連総会開催に合わせてオンライン会合を開いた。４カ国外相は国連改革が進展していない現状に失望を表明するとともに「国連創設７５周年の本年、意味ある形で、さらなる緊急性とともにこの問題に取り組む」とする共同声明を発表。安保理の正統性や実効性を高めるため、常任・非常任理事国の枠組み拡大が「喫緊の課題」だと訴えた。（2020/09/23-22:13）

Foreign ministers of Japan, Germany, India and Brazil said Wednesday that the four nations are committed to U.N. Security Council reform with increased urgency.
   The ministers of the so-called Group of Four nations confirmed their commitment to "addressing the issue in a meaningful way and with increased urgency" at the 75th anniversary of the United Nations this year, according to a joint statement adopted at an online meeting held to coincide with the ongoing General Assembly session.
   The ministers "highlighted the urgency of reforming the United Nations and updating its main decision-making bodies," while expressing "disappointment at attempts to derail this process."
   An expansion of the permanent and nonpermanent membership of the Security Council "will be indispensable to make this body more representative, legitimate and effective," the statement said.
   It confirmed that the G-4 nations support "each other's candidatures as aspiring new permanent members in a reformed Security Council."