Namibia pushes for UN Security Council reform to represent African interests

President Nangolo Mbumba has pushed for the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council.

He says the UN in its current form does not represent Africa’s interests.

Speaking during his maiden statement at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Mbumba was vocal on the need to reform the security council.

“Namibia’s interest in the Pact for the Future is grounded in the understanding that multilateral institutions, including the security council, do not represent African needs and aspirations,” Mbumba said.

He said institutions created in 1945 should better respond to today’s challenges.

The UN officially began on 24 October 1945, after its charter was ratified by China, France, the former Soviet Union (now Russia and Ukraine), the United Kingdom, the United States, and other signatories.

“At the core of the pact is the recognition and urgency of profound global transformation,” Mbumba said.

The president noted that a legitimate demand to be recognised as equal partners is at the heart of the quest to rebuild trust in multilateralism.
“Partners who can be trusted. Partners in the fight against war, poverty, global injustice and inequality,” Mbumba added.