For many years, Iceland has advocated a more representative and legitimate Council.

Our country would like to see a renewal of the Security Council that would make it more representative, transparent and effective.

First of all, it needs to be made more representative, more effective and more transparent.

We need a reformed Security Council that is more democratically representative.

This can partly be explained by the fact that women are more strongly represented in the lower paid professions.

The vast majority of Member States recognize the need to make the Security Council more representative and democratic.

At the same time, a more representative and thus more legitimate Council will, in the long run, be more effective in carrying out its functions.

Kyrgyzstan has consistently advocated expansion of the membership of the Security Council and reform of its working methods in order to make it more representative, democratic and, above all, more effective.

At the same time, making the Security Council more representative must not undermine its effectiveness.

The recruitment of longer term staff would be more geographically representative.

I wish to reiterate my country's conviction that the Council needs to be more representative, transparent and efficient.

That goal is to reform the Security Council to make it more democratic, legitimate, representative and effective.

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We are encouraged by the efforts to make the work of the Security Council more representative, accountable and transparent vis à vis today's membership.

Finally, we fully endorse the need for an expanded Security Council that is more representative of the realities of today's world.

Indeed, we would like to see a more representative Security Council that would better reflect the present membership of the Organization.

Thirdly, the Security Council needs to be more representative of the entire membership.

However, we must recall that in reforming the Security Council, we are seeking to make it not only more representative but also more democratic and more effective.

We feel that we should adequately increase the number of non permanent seats so as to make the Council more representative.

But if we are to resolutely defend the Organization's principles and mandates, then reform is essential in order to make it more representative and effective.

We have always supported, and continue to support, all efforts aimed at making the Security Council more representative, democratic, effective and transparent.

A reformed Security Council should be more representative, democratic, transparent, accountable and effective than today's.

Once again, we reaffirm that Chile seeks the renewal of the Security Council so as to make it more representative, transparent and effective.

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And Saudi Arabia s large middle class is likely to respond to diminishing prosperity by calling for a more representative political system.

At the same time, a more representative and thereby more legitimate Council will, over the longer run, be more effective in carrying out its functions.

Enlargement and a more representative Council are clear necessities, and we will do our part to achieve an early solution, with the strongest possible political support.

The Council should become more representative, not by adding a new elite, but by reflecting more fully the entire spectrum of the United Nations membership.

Member States now have an unprecedented opportunity to modernize the Council and to make it more representative of, and responsive to, the needs of all countries and peoples.

The Security Council must be reformed to make it more inclusive and more representative of the current make up of the United Nations.

The need for a more representative Security Council was emphasized, including through an increased presence and weight of African countries.

After the appointment of new professionals to 22 top positions in September 2003, which had been the requirement my Special Representative at that time identified in order to start the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process (see A 57 850 S 2003 754 and Corr.1, para.

One of the key components of United Nations reform is reform of the Security Council to make that key organ in the security sphere more representative.

In 1998, the National Council for International Health became the Global Health Council to better represent its work in the 21st century.

We endorse comprehensive reform of the Security Council to make it more broadly representative and more transparent so as to enhance the legitimacy of its decisions and its effectiveness.

Today more than ever, our Organization is in need of reform.

The Committee is of the opinion that in order to arrive at a more objective picture with regard to evolving trends in reimbursement rates it is important to ensure that more representative data is factored into the final results.

While more women are represented in the real estate business, the most prominent occupation that is dominated by women is domestic services.

This underscores the need to transform this critical organ in order to make it more representative of our world of today, through increased membership and improved working methods.

This reflected the view, long held by the majority, that a change in the Council's composition is needed to make it more broadly representative of the international community as a whole, as well as of the geopolitical realities of today, and thereby more legitimate in the eyes of the world.

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We urge all members of the Assembly to commit themselves to ensuring that the Security Council is expanded to make it more representative and better able to counter old and new threats to international peace and security.

Being elected by the entire membership of the General Assembly would make members more accountable and the body more representative.

Concerning the Security Council, Nigeria supports the proposals for expanding its membership to make it more representative and more democratic and an efficient organ of the United Nations.

Making that body more representative and balanced, and its work more effective and transparent, especially with regard to the decision making process, is vital for adapting the United Nations to the realities of the twenty first century.