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Recommendation 17
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Co-penholding strengthens UK soft power and builds alliances through shared UNSC expertise.
Conclusion
Sharing the pen allows for Elected Members to the United Nations Security Council to actively partake in the penholder process and to learn from the UK’s expertise as a convening actor in diplomacy and as a leader in the global resolution of conflict. Furthering such relationships would strengthen the UK’s soft power and may lead to the formation of new alliances. (Conclusion, Paragraph 72)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗