<h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;">India has called for a collective international effort towards the revitalisation of the 193-member UN General Assembly and it must lead the multilateral effort to address global challenges. </span></h3><br />''India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu stressed that the reform of the Security Council is central to the overall process of revitalising the United Nations and there is no better platform than the General Assembly where this process can be driven in the most democratic and representative manner. <br />'' <br />''Speaking at the informal meeting with former Presidents of the General Assembly on 'Revitalization of the United Nations in favour of a strengthened multilateral rules-based system', Mr Naidu said the General Assembly is uniquely placed to accelerate efforts for Environment and Climate Action. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Describing the General Assembly as "the closest institution to a global Parliament" by virtue of being the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations, Mr Naidu said no other global institution can match its representative character and the credibility that it derives from such representativeness. </span><br />