Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Republic Of Indonesia: UN DK Reform For Crucial Fair Representatives In Increasing African Participation On The Global Stage

Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arrmanatha Ch. Nasir. (Source: Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Arrmanatha Ch. Nasir said that reforming the UN Security Council to ensure a fair representation is a crucial step in increasing African participation on the global stage.

That was said by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia on the sidelines of the UN DK meeting which discussed the issue of terrorism in Africa.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia said the effective implementation of the 2063 African Union agenda is important, to support Africa's transformation into a global force in the future.

"The reform of the UN Security Council to ensure a fair representation for Africa is a crucial step in increasing Africa's participation on the global stage," said the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, launching a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday, January 23.

Quoted from the African Union website, the 2063 Agenda is a blueprint and Africa's master plan to transform Africa into global power in the future.

It is the continent's strategic framework aimed at achieving its inclusive and sustainable development goals, a tangible manifestation of the Pan-African push for unity, self-determination and freedom.

In a UN DK meeting discussing the handling of historical injustice and the increase in Africa's effective representation last August, UN Secretary-General Ant Totalio Guterres called for urgent Security Council reforms, criticizing its outdated structure and the lack of representation for Africa, which he said undermined the agency's global credibility and legitimacy, quoted by UN News.

"In 1945, most African countries were currently under colonial rule and had no votes in international affairs," the UN Secretary-General said.

"We cannot accept that the world's leading peace and security agency has no permanent voice for a continent of more than one billion people. We also cannot accept African views being underestimated in terms of peace and security, both on the continent and around the world," he stressed.

It is known that the Security Council is the only UN agency whose decision is legally binding on UN member states, and can certify the use of force and impose sanctions.

This council consists of 15 of the 193 UN member states. Five of them are permanent members and have veto rights, namely the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France. Meanwhile, the other 10 members are non-permanent members, alternate among other UN members every two years.