Africa Deserves Permanent Representation on UNSC, Congolese President Declares at UNGA

Africa Deserves Permanent Representation on UNSC, Congolese President Declares at UNGA ? Key statements from Denis Sassou Nguesso’s speech: “We call for a reform of UN bodies, starting with the Security Council, to make them more representative, more transparent, and closer to the realities of our world“; The Security Council no longer reflects the geopolitical balance of our world. Therefore, reform is urgent, “not in theory but in practice“; Africa can no longer remain marginalized; it is a continent of the future, of youth, of potential, to which we must guarantee full participation in global decisions; Similarly, commitments to finance the SDGs and those made under the Paris Agreement on climate must be honored. Mechanisms that strangle vulnerable economies must be ended; Sassou Nguesso found satisfaction in the adoption of the General Assembly resolution on the World Decade of Reforestation and Afforestation. Climate should not be a new factor of division between the North a... Source: Sputnik Africa