Guterres: Absence of Permanent African Seats in Security Council is Indefensible

Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR at a Press Conference after 66th session of Excom. 9 October 2015. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the absence of permanent African seats in the UN Security Council is indefensible.

 

Guterres stressed in a post on the “X” platform, monitored by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the need for the UN Security Council to reflect the reality of today’s world, adding: “We are in 2026, not 1946,” referring to the year the United Nations was established.

 

He continued: “Whenever decisions are made about Africa and the world, Africa must be present at the table.”