Algerian Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General Lounas Magramane renewed Algeria’s appeal for Africa to be granted two permanent seats in the UN Security Council.
Speaking at a high-level open debate on the topic of “Rectifying Historical Injustice Against Africa at the Council,” Magramane highlighted the need for correcting the injustices faced by the continent, which remains the only one absent from the permanent members’ category.
The Algerian representative emphasized that reforming the Security Council should not only aim to ensure greater representation of developing countries but also address broader issues related to the council’s working methods and the use of veto power.
Magramane called on the current permanent members—the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France—to openly support the reform process by “actively responding to Africa’s legitimate aspirations.”
Algeria has demanded an emergency session of the UN Security Council, scheduled for next Tuesday, in response to a recent Israeli military strike.
The attack targeted a school in the Al-Daraj district of eastern Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians, resulting in at least 100 fatalities.
According to a diplomatic source in New York, Algeria’s request for the meeting was made “in light of the grave recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly following the aerial attack carried out by the Israeli military on a school in Gaza,” as reported by Algeria’s News Agency.
The source added that the request was made in consultation with the State of Palestine and has received support from other member states of the Security Council.
