Ethiopia spearheads Africa’s push for permanent seat at UNSC – MoFA

Addis Ababa, April 18, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopia is one of the leading countries that are raising voices for Africa to have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council by strengthening its participation in the multilateral institutions of which it is a founder, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson remarked.

Spokesperson of the Ministry, Nebiyu Tedla, made the remark in his biweekly press briefing today.

The briefing focused on the achievements in foreign relations and diplomacy carried out the last six years and planned diplomatic activities this week.

He said that Ethiopia is one of the leading countries that are raising voices for Africa to have a permanent seat in the Security Council by strengthening its participation in the multilateral institutions of which it is a founder.

The current UNSC does not reflect the Global South and Africa, which constitutes over 20 percent of the UN member states.

Ushering in economic reforms, opening up fields that were closed to foreign companies and most importantly, the work done to ensure food sovereignty as an example were mentioned at the briefing.

He detailed the diplomatic achievement made for Ethiopia to become a BRICS member and said that the national effort to create a climate resilient economy has been done to gain international recognition with the help of green diplomacy, as per MFA Ethiopia.

Nebiyu stated that by signing the Pretoria Peace Agreement and adhering to it, Ethiopia has also proven its strong desire for peace through its tireless efforts to solve African problems within an African framework.