1 week Ago By Ditaba Tsotetsi
Home | SA to push for Africa to be represented in UNSC: Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is important for Africa to push for the transformation of the United Nations Security Council at this year’s UN General Assembly in New York. The President is leading the South African delegation in the UN annual gathering . He was speaking to SABC News on his arrival in New York in the US.
President Ramaphosa says he will touch on this in his speech today at the Summit of the Future. “We will be putting forward our views about the reform of the United Nations. For us as South Africa and the continent, this is most important and we are very pleased that the Secretary-General has convened this summit and put the matter of the reform of the UN firmly on the table.
” The President says, “So we are going to be articulating the need for Africa to be represented in the UN Security Council. For far too long we have been left out and this is the time when a clear decision must now be taken.” VIDEO | President Cyril Ramaphosa touches down in New York: SABC © 2024.
