South Africa will use the 81st session of the UN General Assembly to press for an expanded Security Council with permanent African representation, its UN ambassador, Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi, has said.
Nkosi said Pretoria would advance the African Union’s position, set out in the Ezulwini Consensus, through ongoing negotiations on UN reform. Africa holds elected seats on the 15-member Council but has no permanent seat.
South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola, who is leading the country’s delegation, is also expected to address peace and security, the global economy, climate change and artificial intelligence governance during the General Assembly’s high-level week.