Minister Odongo attends key AU meeting on UN Security Council Reform

Mzee Asingwire 07:00 - 12 June 2024

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar attended the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Africa Union Committee of 10

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, attended the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union Committee of 10 on the reform of the United Nations Security Council, held on June 10 in Algiers, Algeria.

This meeting provided an opportunity for C10 Foreign Ministers to engage and review the current state of the ongoing Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) at the United Nations General Assembly.

The discussions focused on advancing the Common African Position (CAP) and planning the next steps in the IGN process.

In his address, General Odongo highlighted the slow progress and stagnation of the IGN process for UN Security Council reform.

The discussions focused on advancing the Common African Position (CAP) and planning the next steps in the IGN process.

He pointed out that despite some convergences within major negotiating groups, significant divergences remain, preventing sufficient common ground for productive negotiations.

Odongo stressed the need for Africa to overcome its disunity and speak with one voice on all aspects of the reform process.

He reaffirmed Uganda’s support for comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council, urging for no further delays to address the longstanding injustice and imbalance in the current configuration of the UNSC.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Minister Odongo paid a courtesy call on Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the president of Algeria.

He also held bilateral talks with Ahmed Attaf, the minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of Algeria, exchanging views on cooperation between the two countries.

The C10, composed of ten African countries, was established by the African Union (AU) to advocate for the African Common Position (CAP) on UN Security Council reform, as outlined in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.

The C10 Member States are the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone (coordinator), Uganda, and Zambia.

The Minister was accompanied by Ambassador Philip Odida, Acting Director of Regional and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rebecca Otengo, Permanent Representative to the African Union in Addis Ababa, along with other senior officials.

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