Mexico and the United Nations

United Mexican States
United Nations membership
Membership Full member
Since 1945
UNSC seat Non-permanent
Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba

Mexico is one of the 51 founding members of the United Nations and was admitted into the organization in 1945. Since then, Mexico is a full member of all the UN agencies and participates actively within the organization and has diplomatic relations with most member states.[1]

Mexico's role in the UN

Mexico as a founding member of the United Nations.

On 26 June, 1945, Mexico was represented in San Francisco by Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza, Francisco Castillo Nájera and Manuel Tello Baurraud in the signing of the United Nations Charter. The country was formally admitted into the organization on 7 November, 1945.[1] Since the beginning, Mexico has participated actively in the social and economic activities of the UN's various specialized agencies and other international organizations concerned with social, cultural, and economic improvement. However, due to restraints in the Mexican constitution, Mexico is prohibited from contributing troops for peacekeeping missions abroad unless Mexico has formally declared war on a country. Calls have been made from Mexican politicians to amend the constitution in order to partake in UN peacekeeping missions.[2]

Security Council

Mexico has been elected four times to the United Nations Security Council. The Mexican Government is vehemently opposed to adding new members to the Security Council. Mexico and eight other countries created a group called the "Uniting for Consensus" (also known as the Coffee Club), where they are opposed to new permanent members, however they would like to raise the number of more non-permanent members to 20.[3]

List of terms as an elected member to the Security Council: [4]

Financial contribution

Mexico contributors $55 million to United Nations yearly budget making it one of the top ten financial contributors to the organization.[5]

Representation

Mexico maintains permanent representation to the United Nations headquarters in New York City and to the other main UN agencies based in Geneva, Nairobi, Paris, Rome and Vienna.[6]

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