{"id":11325,"date":"2026-10-23T18:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/?p=11325"},"modified":"2026-10-23T22:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:21:14","slug":"un-security-council-reform-bendjama-advocates-for-two-permanent-african-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/2026\/10\/23\/un-security-council-reform-bendjama-advocates-for-two-permanent-african-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council Reform: Bendjama Advocates for Two Permanent African Seats"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, Amar Bendjama, reiterated Algiers’ firm support for a necessary reform of the Security Council ensuring full and equitable representation for Africa, in accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking Thursday in New York during the proceedings of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, the diplomat advocated for allocating the continent at least two permanent seats, accompanied by all prerogatives\u2014including veto power\u2014and five non-permanent seats. In this context, he highlighted the “urgency” of reforming this body, arguing that its structural shortcomings have all too often limited its capacity to respond efficiently to pressing challenges facing international peace and security, particularly those affecting the African continent.<\/p>\n

The diplomat spoke during a meeting primarily dedicated to the question of equitable representation within the Security Council. He consequently recalled that the “Pact for the Future”\u2014a roadmap designed to modernize the United Nations Organization, adopted by consensus by all 193 UN member states on September 22, 2024\u2014sets in stone the imperative to bring this reform to fruition.<\/p>\n

“It is therefore incumbent upon us, member states, to ensure that the reform process results in a truly representative, effective, and democratic Security Council,” he emphasized. For the diplomat, this overhaul must prioritize ending the “historical injustice inflicted upon Africa by its persistent underrepresentation and non-representation, both among permanent and non-permanent members.”<\/p>\n

In this sense, Bendjama stressed the imperative necessity of maintaining this demand at the core of any reform process and pursuing it in conformity with the continent’s common position, enshrined in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.<\/p>\n

These two foundational texts constitute the primary pillars of the African position on UN Security Council reform. Concretely, the African position defended by Amar Bendjama provides for granting Africa at least two permanent seats, with the same prerogatives as other permanent members\u2014notably veto rights\u2014alongside five non-permanent seats. “This is the sole approach capable of addressing meaningfully and effectively the historical injustice Africa suffers regarding representation,” the diplomat argued. He also noted that treating the African issue as a special case in the reform process, by remedying the underrepresentation of the entire region, would reinforce “the legitimacy, credibility, and accountability of the Security Council.”<\/p>\n

Reaffirming Algeria’s commitment to a comprehensive and meaningful reform of this institution, the representative assured that Algeria remains prepared to collaborate constructively with all member states toward achieving an effective restructuring of the Council.<\/p>\n

Beyond the African demand, Security Council reform touches upon the broader question of adapting global governance to contemporary geopolitical realities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, Amar Bendjama, reiterated Algiers’ firm support for a necessary reform of the Security Council ensuring full and equitable representation for Africa, in accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. Speaking Thursday in New York during the proceedings of the 81st session of the UN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[19,1522],"class_list":["post-11325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-domestic","tag-top-news","tag-united-nations"],"byline":"Khalil Aouir.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11326,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11325\/revisions\/11326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}