UN General Assembly
2014

the new international economic order still remain unresolved, four decades after that historic declaration. As the post-2015 agenda attracts our attention today, we must not relegate those old concerns of developing countries to the dustbin of history. In a nutshell, their old concerns, as well as their new aspirations, must no longer be set aside. To that end, the foundation of any transformative agenda should logically begin with genuine reform of the global governance institutions, particularly the United Nations system. Given the current membership of the Security Council, the reform of that important organ of the world body is long overdue. We African leaders have for a very long time been calling attention to the need to restore the effectiveness and legitimacy of the United Nations by allocating two permanent Seats with full veto powers, as well as two non-permanent seats on the Security Council to reflect current geopolitical realities. If the demands for the reform of the Security Council in the interest of equity and justice cannot be accommodated, then concrete action must be taken for