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Nigeria at UNGA 81








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This year’s United Nations General Assembly, UNGA 81, took place against the backdrop of major global developments that have tested the capacity of statesmen and diplomats to find solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

Indeed, the theme of this year’s UNGA, “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all,” aptly captures the moment. It speaks to the immense pressures being brought to bear on the UN system by developments of the past few years, many of which threaten to further weaken an already fragile global order.

The ongoing US-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars have emerged among the most serious challenges to the post-Second World War order that has underpinned international peace and security for more than eight decades.

Against this grim backdrop, many well-meaning and highly placed figures around the world have added their voices to the growing demand for fundamental reforms of the United Nations, particularly to enable the organisation to respond more effectively to the realities of a rapidly changing global order.

The Nigerian delegation to UNGA 81, led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, sought to leverage the occasion when he delivered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s address to the Assembly.

In the speech, Vice-President Shettima concentrated on four key areas: reform of the UN Security Council, reform of the international financial system, climate change and multilateral security.

The kernel of the Vice-President’s address was a call for reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to include additional permanent members beyond the current five — the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China. The speech made a case for two permanent seats for Africa, one of which, it argued, should go to Nigeria in recognition of its longstanding contributions to African and global peacekeeping and conflict-resolution efforts. It cited Nigeria’s interventions in Liberia, Si

While it is commendable that Nigeria once again raised the issue of inequality in the structure and decision-making processes of the UN, the speech left out some fundamental issues that are at the heart of international relations today.

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