Stop Preaching Democracy While Practicing Otherwise – Akufo-Addo Tells Global Powers2 min read

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has told global superpowers to stop preaching democracy at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) level while they practice otherwise to the disadvantage of the rest of the world.

Presenting Ghana message to the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from the rostrum of the United Nations (UN) in New York City today, Wednesday 20 September 2023, President Akufo-Addo said.

“Ghana is currently serving out the second of its two-year term on the security council as a non-permanent member. This is the fourth time in the 66 years since we joined the UN, the first post colonial African country to do so that we have the privilege to serve on the council, ” President Akufo-Addo said.

“It has been a sad and disappointing experience for us. We have witnessed at first hand, over and over again, that the bug powers of the United Nations might be preaching democracy, fairness, and justice around the world but are happy to practice the opposite here at the United Nations, prioritizing parochial interest over those of humanity” Akufo-Addo added.

UN Security Council reforms

To deal with this concern, President Akufo-Addo suggested that there is a need for urgent reform of the UN Security Council. He indicated that anything short of reforming the existing structure of the UN Security Council will leave the global and her future in jeopardy.

“The time is long overdue to correct the long-standing injustice that the current structure and composition of the United Nations Security Council represents for the nation’s of Africa.

“After serving on the council at this difficult time in the world, our views on the need for reforms have been even more strongly reasserted,” Akufo-Addo noted.

“We cannot continue to preach democracy, equality and good governance around the global, we cannot insist on peace and justice in the world when our global organization is seen by the majority of its members and the people of the world as hampered by an unjust and unfair structure” the President further remarked.

From Wilberforce Asare