"This is because the UN was formed based on the geopolitical conditions of 1945. It has remained unchanged since then and has lost its credibility, legitimacy and representation," he stated here on Thursday, ahead of his inauguration as a professor at Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya on Saturday.
Wibisono, who was accompanied by the dean of the university's faculty of social and political sciences Basis Susilo, said that the UN losing its credibility, legitimacy and representation was dangerous as it would make it more difficult to resolve conflicts in the world.
"If need be, the Indonesian government should initiate the need to reform the UN, as the 1945 Constitution includes a mandate to that effect. Also, Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world," he remarked.
The declining credibility, legitimacy and representation of the international organization has made it necessary for the UN to revise its 1945 geopolitical ideology into that of 2015, Wibisono noted.
"In 1945, the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council was 11, or 21 percent of the 50 countries in the world at that time," he pointed out, adding that the number increased to 15, or 15 percent of some 100 countries in the world at that time, with the downfall of colonialism.
In 2015, there are 193 countries in the world, but the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is still 15, which is 7 percent of the total number of countries. "So there has been declining representation of countries in the UN, from 21 percent to 15 percent and now, only 7 percent. This has damaged the UN's integrity," the rapporteur observed.
As a result, the world has failed in its global management capacity. The UN itself has failed to take a stand on the Gaza conflict, which claimed the lives of 1,800 people, including 800 children, in July 2014. (WDY)
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