By waging a war of aggression against Ukraine, the Russian Federation has breached every Principle set out in the Helsinki Final Act 50 years ago — the document that laid the foundation for today’s Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), its Chairperson-in-Office told the Security Council today. The representative of the United States stressed: “International organizations need to return to their core mandates, cut bloat and modernize.” She added that OSCE reform — including fiscal discipline and right-sizing of institutions and missions — is necessary to ensure the organization can address key security issues, such as arms control, border security, and threats like terrorism and trafficking. The representative of Pakistan concluded: “It is precisely in these times that the international community must rekindle the spirit of Helsinki and demonstrate that comprehensive security is best preserved through cooperative instruments — not by the pursuit of hegemony and domination through military means.”
Author: United Nations
Published at: 2025-12-08 23:29:27
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