Kuwait participates in the 14th Ministerial Meeting of the 'C10' group on Security Council reform in Libya

The 14th ministerial meeting of the African Group of Ten (C10), focused on reforming the UN Security Council to explore ways to unify the African position and enhance the continent’s representation in the UN system, commenced yesterday in the capital, Tripoli.

In a statement, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Taher al-Baghour, the minister entrusted with managing the ministry’s affairs, chaired the meeting alongside Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Rahman Sowarai. The meeting was attended by foreign ministers and officials from relevant African countries, as well as the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, serving as co-chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.

Al-Baghour reaffirmed Libya’s commitment to the unified African position calling for the allocation of two permanent seats with full powers, including the veto right, and two additional non-permanent seats for the continent in the UN Security Council. He emphasized that this position is grounded in the principles of justice and equality of sovereignty and aims to ensure fair representation in international decision-making.

He noted that hosting the meeting in the Libyan capital reflects a keen interest in strengthening Libya’s role in Africa and supporting joint efforts, pointing out that the city of Sirte hosted the African Union Summit in 2009, which issued the “Sirte Declaration” on UN reform.

Al-Baghour called for intensified coordination among African states and their diplomatic missions in New York and Addis Ababa, as well as enhanced communication with the permanent members of the Security Council and influential countries in the negotiations, to help translate African consensus into organized diplomatic action and tangible outcomes.

The African Group of Ten comprises Libya, Algeria, the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia, with Sierra Leone coordinating the group’s work. Established in 2005 to defend the common African position on UN reform based on the Sirte Declaration and the Ezulwini Consensus, the group is expected to focus its discussions on mechanisms to enhance coordination among member states, identify next diplomatic steps to support African demands, and follow up on the results of joint action to strengthen the African Union’s role in international negotiations on Security Council reform.