By Patience Rashai
President Emmerson Mnangagwa this Thursday called for the reform of the United Nations (UN), saying that the current situation where five countries dominated the Security Council was untenable and underscored the need for Africa to be accorded a permanent seat.
Addressing delegates at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, President Mnangagwa said that UN should reform, guided by its charter to serve the interests of all member-states.
“Zimbabwe stands with the rest of Africa on its position for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
“It is our strong conviction that the United Nations should remain guided by its Charter and serve the interests of all member-states. We continue to advocate for the reform of the UN Security Council in line with the Ezulwini Consensus,” he said.
The Ezulwini Consensus is the African Union (AU) position on international relations and reform of the UN which calls for a more representative and democratic Security Council in which Africa, like all other world regions, is represented.
He added that the UN should be more democratic to enable a new economic order that is not dominated by few multinational institutions, but all-inclusive to better most countries’ economies.
