UN General Assembly
2020

We take note of the UN reform efforts as championed by the Secretary General and reiterate the crucial role of ONE UN in ensuring efficient and effective delivery for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, we are concerned with the status of the UN Security Council reforms. Malawi, therefore, reiterates the call for urgency in advancing these reforms with full representation of Africa in line with the Ezulwini Consensus of the African Union. For the avoidance of doubt, we call for two Permanent Seats with Veto Power and five Non-Permanent Seats for Africa. We need a UN that fully meets Africa’s needs in peace processes, which can only be achieved if Africa is involved in making such decisions. In view of the incessant conflicts that are currently tearing down the African continent and retarding its progress, the reforms are long overdue. Mr. President, Excellencies,