Kinshasa launched its campaign to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council

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with our correspondent in Kinshasa, Paulina Zidi

It has been more than thirty years since the Congo has not held such a position within the UN since the early 1990s.

For Thérèse Wagner, the head of diplomacy who invited the diplomatic corps present in Kinshasa for the event, it is time for the country to make its voice heard at the Security Council. “ It is time, not only for the Democratic Republic of Congo, but it is also time for Africa; and that is why we are going there, as the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also as a candidate of the African Union, because we are not going to use the Security Council for our own interests: we are going use it for the interests of the African continent and to push its important discussions and reflections, including on the reform of the Security Council. It is time for Congo and for Africa. »

For the record, for the first time in almost 80 years, a first debate took place Monday August 12 at the UN Security Council on strengthening African representation. The representatives present then explained that Africa demands equitable representation in all decision-making bodies of the UN and in particular in the Security Council. The only way, according to them, to ensure that the decisions will truly benefit the African continent.

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The DRC’s candidacy is effectively supported by the African Union, but also by the Southern African Community, SADC. The country highlights its experience in conflict management, with the situation in the east of the country, and its resilience, to support its project.

Answer next June.

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