Ruto calls for end to UN Security Council power imbalance
President William Ruto has called for an end to a Security Council structure that reserves permanent power and veto authority for five countries while excluding the other 188 Member States. The President said Africa’s 54 nations remain permanently excluded from permanent membership of the Security Council even though the continent is frequently the subject of […] The post Ruto calls for end to UN…
President William Ruto has called for an end to the current UN Security Council structure, which reserves permanent power and veto authority for five countries while excluding the other 188 Member States, particularly Africa. He emphasized that Africa's 54 nations remain permanently excluded from permanent membership of the Security Council, despite the continent frequently being the subject of the Council's decisions.
Ruto made these remarks during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, urging for urgent reform of the United Nations to restore trust in the global institution. He highlighted that nations, especially in Africa, cannot build trust in a system that proclaims equality while preserving inequality in its structures or applies international law inconsistently.
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