President Akufo-Addo has demanded a compensation for the damage caused by the slave trade in Africa.
When it was his turn to speak, he reiterated this at the 78th UN General Assembly on Wednesday, September 20 in New York.
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In order to keep up with evolving trends, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called on the heads of state and government to demand immediate reforms at the Security Council.
President Akufo-Addo declared that it was past time to address the long-standing injustice that the UN Security Council’s current makeup and structure represent for the countries of Africa.
According to him, “After serving on the Council at this difficult time in the world, our views on the need for reform have been even more strongly re-asserted.”
He stated to the group of world leaders that the UN “cannot continue to preach democracy, equality, and good governance around the globe” in its current form.
“We cannot insist on peace and justice in the world, when our global organisation is seen by the majority of its members and the people of the world as hampered by an unjust and unfair structure.”
President Akufo-Addo expressed displeasure that African nations, including Ghana, which is a non-permanent member of the Security Council and is currently serving out the second of her two-year term, “have witnessed, at first hand, over and over again, that the big powers of the United Nations might be preaching democracy, fairness and justice around the world, but are happy to practice the opposite here at the UN, prioritising parochial interests over those of humanity.”
Despite all that has been proudly accomplished in its seventy-eight years of existence, he expressed the undoubtedly held belief that African countries still face, “the reluctance by the nations, organizations and the major powers at the formation of the organisation, to agree to any reform to reflect present realities has led to the undermining of the credibility of the United Nations and some of its organs, in particular the Security Council.”
He made reference to his inaugural address as President of Ghana at the UN General Assembly, saying, “I spoke at length on the need for reform of the United Nations and of the Security Council in particular.“
