Bahrain Participates in African Union Summit on UN Security Council Reform in New York

New York — Ambassador Jamal Fares Al-Ruwaiei, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York, took part in the 7th Summit of the Committee of Ten (C-10) of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on the reform of the UN Security Council. He attended in his capacity as Coordinator of the Arab Group on Security Council Reform. The summit was held at the UN headquarters in New York.

The meeting was chaired by H.E. President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, Coordinator of the C-10, alongside H.E. President João Lourenço of Angola, President of the African Union, and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission.

In his remarks, Ambassador Al-Ruwaiei highlighted the importance of the summit, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. He emphasized the deep historical, political, economic, social, and cultural ties between Arab and African peoples.

He reaffirmed the joint Arab and African positions in support of comprehensive UN reform, particularly the Security Council, in order to reflect current international realities and ensure fairer and more balanced representation of developing countries, especially Arab and African nations that remain unrepresented among the Council’s permanent members.

Ambassador Al-Ruwaiei added that previous Arab-African summits underscored their commitment to the reform process, which aims to strengthen multilateralism and transparency in intergovernmental negotiations. He noted that the "Pact for the Future," adopted last year, provides renewed momentum for advancing the reform agenda.

He concluded by stressing Bahrain’s commitment, along with Arab and African partners, to collective action in pursuit of meaningful Security Council reform that enhances peace and security at both regional and global levels.