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Ban Ki-moon warns UN Security Council risks irrelevance without reform
Ban Ki-moon warns UN Security Council risks irrelevance without reform
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 16, 2025

Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns the Security Council risks collapse or irrelevance without veto limits and a reformed, single-term Secretary-General...

Africa intensifies push for permanent UN Security Council seats, veto power
Africa intensifies push for permanent UN Security Council seats, veto power
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 04, 2025

African nations say their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation.

Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats
Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats
The Conversation  |  Aug 18, 2024

Africa’s experience of the UN system over the past 80 years has been one of misrepresentation and underrepresentation.

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