Africa’s Exclusion From UN Security Council Undermines Fairness - Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima says Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council undermines the fairness and legitimacy of the global governance system.

Shettima stated this during a meeting with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.

He reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for urgent reform of the UN, noting that the nation would remain a dependable partner in efforts to rebuild trust among nations, defend international law and address hunger, violence and exclusion.

Shettima commended the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, for his consistent support for a more representative Security Council.

“Particularly his declaration that a 21st-century Council without permanent African representation is “unjust and indefensible.

“A continent cannot be summoned to bear the burdens of the international order and then denied an equal hand in directing it,” he said.