United Nations members are to begin the first round of intergovernmental negotiations to reform the UN Security Council's structure.
The UN Security Council currently holds authority over issues of peace and security around the world.
The council has been strongly criticized for monopolizing the peace and security issues and for the lack of transparency in its decision-making process.
A majority of UN members resent the veto power of the five permanent members, which are the victors of World War II: the United States, Russia, France, Britain and China, referred to in UN parlance as the 5Ps.
Developing countries have been demanding more say in matters of global peace and security, rejecting the political dominance of the P5. They have called for enlarging the council from the current 15 to 21 or 25 members, to include the emerging nations.
The negotiations will be held behind closed doors among government envoys at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, marking the first step at reforming the 15-nation council following 16 years of on-and-off discussions.
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