# UNGA81: Why has Africa’s Security Council reform push remained unresolved?

https://mins.news/en/item/74902

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-26 03:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/26/unga81-why-has-africas-security-council-reform-push-remained-unresolved?traffic_source=rss

> African leaders renewed calls at the 81st UN General Assembly for at least two permanent Security Council seats with veto power, along with five non-permanent seats. Intergovernmental negotiations launched in 2008 have yet to resolve core questions over membership, regional representation and the veto.

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