UN-Blocked: The Case for Veto Reform 6/3/25 Four months after the San Francisco Conference ended, in October 1945 (United Nations) the United Nations began its operation as a mainstay of global governance. One of its key features is the United Nations Security Council, a select group of states that convene to discuss and solve global security issues. It comprises of the five permanent members of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia and China, referred to henceforth as ‘the permeant five,’ as well as ten non-permanent members, elected for ten-year terms. One of the Security Council’s major areas of criticism is the existence of a veto power, held exclusively by the permanent five members, that allows any proposal or resolution put forward to the Council to be vetoed instantly by the member state that choses to use it. This has drawn much criticism and has led to the argument that reform is needed, owing to the injustice it creates on the Security Council. This essay will ev...