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The African Union and the Reform of the Security Council: Some Matters Arising

The African Union and the Reform of the Security Council: Some Matters Arising RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE REFORM OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME MATTERS ARISING KOFI OTENG KUFUOR In a recent draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly,1 the African Union (AU) set out its position on reform of the United Nations Security Council.2 The AU’s position is premised on the view that the United Nations’ (UN) role in protecting and promoting human rights, and its role in political and economic development the world over require “effective management” of the current UN system.3 The draft resolution thus states that reform should be targeted at the UN’s two main organs: the General Assembly and the Security Council. The draft resolution, however, is devoted mainly to reforms needed in the Security Council. The AU resolution sees the Security Council as unrepresentative as there are no permanent African members with the veto. The failure to include any African countries amongst the Council’s permanent members was due to the fact that when the UN was formed, most African countries were still European colonies. This lack of a permanent seat for Africa on the Council, so the AU draft resolution asserts, weakens the UN’s development role. Thus, the draft resolution calls for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

The African Union and the Reform of the Security Council: Some Matters Arising

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Edinburgh University Press
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10.3366/ajicl.2006.14.2.288
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE REFORM OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME MATTERS ARISING KOFI OTENG KUFUOR In a recent draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly,1 the African Union (AU) set out its position on reform of the United Nations Security Council.2 The AU’s position is premised on the view that the United Nations’ (UN) role in protecting and promoting human rights, and its role in political and economic development the world over require “effective management” of the current UN system.3 The draft resolution thus states that reform should be targeted at the UN’s two main organs: the General Assembly and the Security Council. The draft resolution, however, is devoted mainly to reforms needed in the Security Council. The AU resolution sees the Security Council as unrepresentative as there are no permanent African members with the veto. The failure to include any African countries amongst the Council’s permanent members was due to the fact that when the UN was formed, most African countries were still European colonies. This lack of a permanent seat for Africa on the Council, so the AU draft resolution asserts, weakens the UN’s development role. Thus, the draft resolution calls for

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Sep 1, 2006

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