{"id":220055,"date":"2024-09-23T18:41:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/akufo-addo-calls-for-new-reforms-at-un-security-council\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T18:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:41:22","slug":"akufo-addo-calls-for-new-reforms-at-un-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/akufo-addo-calls-for-new-reforms-at-un-security-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Calls For New Reforms At UN Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made an impassioned plea to fellow world leaders to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasizing its outdated structure and inadequate representation of African nations.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, President Akufo-Addo stressed that the current Security Council does not reflect today\u2019s global realities.<\/p>\n<p>The Need for Reform<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1946, the UNSC\u2019s structure has remained largely unchanged, sparking debates about the need for reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Council\u2019s five permanent members \u2013 the United States, China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom- hold veto power, while its ten elected members serve two-year terms without veto authority.<\/p>\n<p>This imbalance has hindered the Security Council\u2019s ability to address pressing global issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>African Underrepresentation<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo highlighted Africa\u2019s gross underrepresentation in the Security Council, despite being home to 1.4 billion people.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the current system undermines the UN\u2019s credibility and perpetuates an unfair world order.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, currently serving its second term as a non-permanent Security Council member, has witnessed firsthand the Council\u2019s inefficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>A Call to Action<\/p>\n<p>The President urged world leaders to insist on immediate reforms, ensuring that all nations have an equal voice at the table.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that half-measures are insufficient and that comprehensive reforms are necessary to achieve a fair and inclusive system of governance.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo\u2019s call to action is backed by Ghana\u2019s support for UN Reform, particularly the Security Council, as outlined in Africa\u2019s Common Position on UN Reform.<\/p>\n<p>Pact for the Future<\/p>\n<p>In a significant development, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future, which includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations.<\/p>\n<p>This pact aims to ensure international institutions can deliver on their promises and create a more representative and equitable global order.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres hailed the Pact as a strong statement of countries\u2019 commitment to the UN, international law, and the international system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made an impassioned plea to fellow world leaders to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasizing its outdated structure and inadequate representation of African nations. 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