• Displays show the list of countries taking part in voting on suspending Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council during an emergency special session of the General Assembly in New York on April 7. Some countries are now calling for Russia and the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to justify their use of a veto. | REUTERS
    Displays show the list of countries taking part in voting on suspending Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council during an emergency special session of the General Assembly in New York on April 7. Some countries are now calling for Russia and the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to justify their use of a veto. | REUTERS

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Liechtenstein is to convene the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to debate a draft resolution — backed by Washington — requiring the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto.

An old idea aimed at making Security Council permanent members cut back use of their veto powers, it has been revived by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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