SECURITY COUNCIL REFORMS. Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivers the Philippine statement during the Open Debate of the General Assembly on Security Council Reforms on 18 November 2008. In his statement, Ambassador Davide criticized the voting privileges in the International Court of Justice of the 15-member Security Council as well as the veto power of its five permanent members. UN Photo by Evan Schneider