Ruto pushes UN, financial reforms to give developing nations a bigger voice
He said 65 conflicts and $102 trillion in global debt show why Africa needs a stronger voice in UN decision-making and development finance.
- On Wednesday, Kenyan President William Ruto addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, urging immediate reforms to the Security Council and international financial systems to reflect modern geopolitical realities.
- Ruto argued that global institutions established in 1945 remain "built for another age," excluding Africa's 54 member states from permanent Security Council representation despite the continent accounting for over one-quarter of the assembly.
- Global public debt reached $102 trillion in 2024, Ruto noted, with 46 developing countries spending more on interest payments than on health or education. "Capital must price risk; it must not price prejudice," he said.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres echoed these calls, describing a Security Council without permanent African representation as "unjust and indefensible" in his own address to the General Assembly this week.
- Ruto urged African nations to leverage their 1.5 billion-person market and mineral resources to build local industries, stating, "Africa does not come to plead; we come to propose.
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Kenya's Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa's exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly's membership.
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Kenyan President William Ruto told the General Assembly on Wednesday that the sovereign equality the UN proclaims is contradicted by its own structures, urging Member States to reform the Security Council and an international financial system "built for another age".
Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council
Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday called for reform of the United Nations Security Council, urging permanent African representation on the body. In his address to the UN General Assembly, Ruto lamented Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent representation, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly’s membership. “Africa has 54 member states, more …
Ruto Urges UN Security Council Reform For Africa
Kenyan President William Ruto has called for reforms to the United Nations Security Council to give Africa permanent representation on the body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. Ruto made this call while addressing the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, saying Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership was inconsistent with […]
Summary of President William Ruto’s speech at UN General Assembly
Begging money again! Kenya has now spoken at the United Nations General Assembly. President William Ruto said, “Africa does not come to plead.” But when the speech turned to money, these were his requests to the international financial system: 1. Make borrowing cheaper for developing countries: Ruto complained that developing countries borrow at rates “two […] The post Summary of President William Ruto’s speech at UN General Assembly first appea…
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