UN General Assembly
2024

For years, I have championed the need to reform the Security Council as per the Ezulwini Consensus, the Common African Position on UN Reform, which calls for Africa to have a permanent seat on the Council. It is incomprehensible that a continent of 1.4 billion people has no permanent voice in shaping decisions that affect global peace and security. The time for half measures is over. We need a Security Council that is fit for purpose in today’s world. It is heartening, however, that, finally, the demand for Reform has found acceptance by leaders of two (2) of the Five (5) Permanent Members – President Joe Biden of the United States of America, and President Emmanuel Macron of France. Hopefully, the others will soon follow suit.