Elysee reaffirms support for African-led peace efforts and UN reform - Speech Brief
13 May 2026 00:00 UTC · Elysee · Elysee Statement · Source · Email X Link

Elysee reaffirms support for African-led peace efforts and UN reform

Key points

  • UN Security Council reform and veto restraint
  • African-led peace operations, capacity-building and financing

TL;DR

  • Elysee and Kenyan co-chairs at the Africa Forward Summit reaffirm multilateralism and call for comprehensive United Nations Security Council reform, citing the Common African Position including the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration.
  • They call on permanent UNSC members to refrain from using the veto in cases of mass atrocities and support implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 2719 to operationalize and finance African peace operations.
  • They back African-led peace operations, capacity-strengthening of African armed forces, respect for sovereignty and AU-led mediation, reject external interference and privatization of security, and emphasize humanitarian assistance and comprehensive responses to terrorism.
Original text

Réunis à l'occasion du segment du Sommet Africa Forward consacré aux questions de paix et de sécurité le 12 mai 2026 à Nairobi ; Considérant que l'instabilité du monde, les remises en cause du multilatéralisme et du droit international et l'intensification de la concurrence entre puissances menacent la paix, la sécurité et le développement durable en Afrique ; Les co-présidents français et kenyan ainsi que les chefs ...

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