Those with permanent seats and veto power (Russia and China, the US, the UK and France) are reluctant to share it, for fear of diluting their own interests and influence.

The Head of State called for addressing the historical injustice of Africa’s exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council

Kimani stressed that reforming the UNSC should not happen without first achieving substantial reforms within the AU itself.

The Security Council is tasked with maintaining international peace and security and has the authority to impose sanctions.

Africa has just three seats on the 15-member council, currently occupied by Sierra Leone, Algeria and Mozambique.

The RSF and the Sudanese Army have been battling for more than a year, and fighting in El Fasher has been escalating in recent months.

Mayor Yusuf said that the election outcome of the United Nations Security Council reflects Somalia's ability to stand independently.

The resolution, adopted by the assembly with 143 votes in favour and nine against (including the US and Israel), with 25 abstentions, does not grant full UN membership to Palestine but recognizes its eligibility to join.

It would effectively act as a global survey of how much support the Palestinians have for their bid, which was vetoed in the UN Security Council last month by the United States.

Sanchez said he expected events to unfold in the conflict ahead of the European Parliament elections in early June and highlighted ongoing debates at the United Nations.

The Security Council, in a statement, "expressed their deep concern over an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces and their allied militias" against the city of al-Fashir.

The U.N. Security Council had on October 2 approved a voluntary corps of international troops to deploy to Haiti to help its under-resourced police battle gangs that have cemented their control over nearly all of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The General Assembly can admit a new member state with a two-thirds majority vote, but only after the Security Council gives its recommendation.

Ambassador Kimani criticised the United States' veto on addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The Palestinians, who have had observer status at the world body since 2012, have lobbied for years to gain full membership, which would amount to recognition of Palestinian statehood.

The captured group reportedly possessed expertise in operating heavy artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Gangs plunged Haiti into chaos last week in a coordinated campaign beginning with an attack on two prisons in Port-au-Prince, with the majority of their 3,800 inmates believed to have escaped.

South Sudan blames the sanctions for its economic challenges.

The M23, a rebel group, has faced accusations from both the UN and international human rights organizations of perpetrating atrocities in eastern DRC.

Washington's veto was "absolutely reckless and dangerous," said Palestinian representative to the UN Riyad Mansour.

Mogadishu is bidding for this position, with only one seat available for Africa in this term, to be filled by a country from the Eastern Africa region. 

The United Nations Security Council has successfully passed a resolution aimed at increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza, addressing the severe crisis in the region. The resolution received 13 votes in favor, with the United States and Russia abstaining.

President Joe Biden meanwhile has exhibited growing impatience with Israel, warning it risks losing international support.

The UN Security Council decisively voted to lift Somalia's 31-year arms embargo, with 14 members in favor and 1 abstention.

The resolution, prepared by Malta and adopted with 12 votes in favour, "calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days" to allow aid to reach civilians in the besieged territory.

The UN Security Council last night extended the AU Transition Mission (ATMIS) in Somalia until 30 June 2024, through the unanimous adoption of Resolution 2710 under Chapter VII.

The ruling came a day after the United Nations warned that security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has collapsed even further, with major crimes hitting "record highs".

Aukot had argued the deployment was unconstitutional as it was not backed by any law or treaty.