The United States announced its support for adding two permanent seats for African nations and a rotating seat for a small island developing state on the U.N. Security Council. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the announcement, following President Joe Biden’s earlier call to expand the 15-member council.
Currently, Africa has three non-permanent seats on the council, but Thomas-Greenfield emphasized the need for permanent representation to amplify Africa’s voice. While the U.S. backs the new permanent seats, it opposes granting veto power to the African members.
Thomas-Greenfield also expressed U.S. support for additional permanent seats for Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions, citing the need to reflect a more diverse and modern global landscape. The U.S. plans to draft a resolution to push for these reforms, despite the challenges of achieving full consensus among U.N. member states.