United Nations Security Council chambers at UN world headquarters in New York USA.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – African nations the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Ghana officially took their seats on the powerful United Nations Security Council this week. The Security Council is a body of 15 members, five of which are permanent and have veto power: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia and China. An installation ceremony of the national flags of the countries of the newly elected non-permanent members to serve on the UN Security Council for the term 2022-2023 was held Tuesday at UN Headquarters. The five new non-permanent members are Gabon, Ghana, Albania, Brazil, and United Arab Emirates.
Gabon joins Ghana as the other African nation elected seat on the UN Security Council. The Democratic Republic of the Congo had been in the running for the African non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in the elections held last July. Gabon and Ghana bring to three the number of African countries on the 15-member UN body. Kenya has already been on the Council since January 2021. The East African country’s two-year term expires at the end of December this year.
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly. (UN Photo)
#Gabon cérémonie du drapeau @sec_council ce 4 janvier. Fier de @PresidentABO et de son engagement en matière de Paix et de Sécurité. @OssoukaRaponda @DiplomatieGabon @Comgouv_GA @JessyeElla pic.twitter.com/3b5KWQgHwt
— pmoubelet (@pmoubelet) January 4, 2022
Michel Xavier Biang, Permanent Representative of the Gabonese Republic to the United Nations, speaks during the installation ceremony at UN world headquarters in New York Jan. 4, 2022. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
GHANA To Focus On Conflict Resolution During Security Council Tenure
Ghana joins UN Security Council
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Ghana’s tenure on the Council will focus on Enhancing Global Peace and Security for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
Flag of West African nation Ghana (Credit: Wikipedia Commons)
“Ghana will use its membership to pursue conflict prevention, post conflict reconstruction and strengthening of governance, leveraging on our previous and current experience as Chair of ECOWAS as well as our active membership of AU,”
-the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said.
Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, speaks during the installation ceremony at UN world headquarters in New York Jan. 4, 2022. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
Flag Installation Ceremony for countries of the newly elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for term 2022-2023. pic.twitter.com/pxQmQ8u0G9
— GhanaUN (@ghanamissionun) January 4, 2022
Ghana Mission to United Nations
Ghana will also work to help address global challenges including violent extremism, terrorism, malicious cyber threats, illicit trafficking of arms, climate change.
