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After the euphoria of winning a non-permanent seat on UN Security Council has settled, Liberia faces a daunting task of navigating thru and uniting an unstable world.
Monrovia, Liberia; June 4, 2025 – Liberia’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council provides the West African nation a significant platform to influence global peace and security.
Non-permanent members of the Council are eligible to chair subsidiary bodies and participate in informal meetings, further solidifying their influence on the Council’s work.
President Joseph Boakai notes that election to the UNSC seat is not just a national triumph, but a continental one, a symbol of African perseverance and a tribute to Liberia’s enduring commitment to peace, self-governance, and international cooperation.
Addressing Liberians immediately following the country’s election on Tuesday, 3rd June President Boakai said this milestone is the start of a “new chapter in our global engagement,” emphasizing that it brings opportunities for growth, collaboration, and progress.
“I call upon all Liberians to embrace this moment and work together to build a brighter future for our nation and the world. This is a moment of honor and humility for our 178-year-old Republic; Africa’s first independent nation, whose long and storied journey continues to inspire,” President Boakai added.
Liberia first got elected to the non-permanent seat in 1961 under the late 18th President, William V.S. Tubman, and championed the independence struggle of many African nations.
However, in the 21st Century, with nearly all of Africa liberated from colonialism, enjoying self-governance, the continent faces a new challenge of unfair trade, economic dominance, corruption and misrule characterized by inequalities and social upheavals.
Insensitive and corrupt regimes in many African countries, particularly Sub-Sahara Africa and the Sahel has led to gradual return of military juntas in Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger, with uneasy calm in Ivory Coast, just to name a few.
“Unlike our first partial term in 1961, today’s election is a testament to our journey toward peace and reconciliation,” President Boakai notes, and adds “Liberia is now poised to contribute meaningfully to global peacebuilding and conflict resolution.”
A post-war country itself, Liberia’s election presents an enormous challenge on the international scene in a fast-moving world, where economic cooperation and bilateral partnerships are being re-ordered, and sometimes severed.
U.S. President Donald Trump has so far, given Africa less attention, and kept the Continent at a distance, cutting badly needed aid and taking America out of Climate Change alliance, World Health Organization and other global organizations, where cooperation and collaboration are forged for common good.
Liberia’s ascendancy places on its shoulders huge responsibilities in navigating an uncertain global path, where voices of African nations are becoming faint to draw attention of industrial nations to establish renewed partnerships.
The country could achieve a lot by forging a common front thru sub-regional and regional bloc such as Manu River Union, ECOWAS and the Africa Union and other influential bodies on the continent in achieving her goals on the Council. Story by Jonathan Browne
