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The United State has called for two new permanent seats on the UN Security Council for African nations, alongside a rotating seat for island states — but insisted they not have a veto.
US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, made the call on Thursday while delivering a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations.
“I’m announcing the United States supports three additional changes to the Security Council,” she said.
According to Thomas-Greenfield, this would include “creating two permanent seats for Africa.”
The ambassador explained that “the United States supports creating a new elected seat on the Security Council for small island developing states,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
