Context: Recently, a commemorative declaration marking the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations (UN) Charter was delayed as member states could not reach an agreement on phraseology.
Background

• This objection comes at a time when China’s relationships with many countries including India, Australia and the U.S., are strained. 
• China’s refusal to allow investigation in COVID-19 breakout from Wuhan Lab, its aggression in the South China Sea and recent stand-off with India in Galwan valley are the reasons behind the strained relations. 

About the delay

• The Five Eyes countries namely the U.S., the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Canada along with India, objected to the use of a phrase “shared vision of a common future”, with associates with China. 
• The phrase, “community with a shared future for mankind” is closely associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and especially Chinese President as an articulation of the country’s vision for the world and has become a matter of objection. 
• The ‘silence’ process (a procedure by which a resolution passes if no formal objections are raised within a stipulated time) was broken at the request of the U.K.’s UN Ambassador. 

Silence process

• With this objection, the ‘silence’ process (a procedure by which a resolution passes if no formal objections are raised within a stipulated time) has been broken.
• However, China, on behalf of itself and Russia, Syria and Pakistan raised objections to the silence being broken.

What the countries demand?

• There is a demand of the resolution to be read  as “We will work together with partners to strengthen coordination and global governance for the common good of present and future generations and to realize our shared vision for a better future as envisaged in the preamble of the UN Charter.”

About UN75 declaration

• This declaration is meant to commemorate the 75th anniversary of UN on 24th October. 
• The UN is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis with severe economic and social impacts. In these hard times, the role and responsibility of the UN increase more than ever. 
• Since January 2020  the UN is holding a people’s debate UN75, through which it aims to encourage people to put their opinions together to define how enhanced international cooperation can help realize a better world by 2045.

About  Five Eyes

• It is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence.
• Origins: It began in 1946 when the United States and the United Kingdom agreed to an open exchange of intelligence on the communications of foreign nations. It was expanded when Canada joined the alliance in 1948, followed by Australia and New Zealand in 1956.