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Russia Calls for Better Representation of Africa in UN Security Council

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Various countries, including Russia and the United States, have repeatedly called for reform of the UN Security Council, although they disagree on the exact... 02.07.2024, Sputnik Africa

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Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya, called for better representation of Africa in the UN Security Council during a press conference.Developing countries, or rather the Global South, including Africa, are underrepresented in the body, while the collective West is overrepresented, which does not reflect the current state of global geopolitics, he stressed.

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Russia Calls for Better Representation of Africa in UN Security Council

14:50 02.07.2024 (Updated: 15:48 02.07.2024)

Representatives of member countries take vote during the Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 02.07.2024

Various countries, including Russia and the United States, have repeatedly called for reform of the UN Security Council, although they disagree on the exact form that reform should take.

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya, called for better representation of Africa in the UN Security Council during a press conference.

Developing countries, or rather the Global South, including Africa, are underrepresented in the body, while the collective West is overrepresented, which does not reflect the current state of global geopolitics, he stressed.