the World War II victors United States, Russia, China, France and Britain - and ten members elected to two-year terms. Reformers say the arrangement does not recognize how the world has changed in the 60 years since the United Nations was formed. The G4 wants to enlarge the council to 25 members with six new permanent members and four short-term members, but is willing to postpone granting of veto power for the permanent members. The African Union on the other hand, which also wants six new permanent members, insists they should have veto power immediately. It also wants five new short-term members, which would expand the council to a total of 26 members. --More 2352 Local Time 2052 GMT
