Harare – Zimbabwe is putting it’s candidature for United Nations Security Council’s non-permanent seat.
”Cabinet considered and approved Zimbabwe ‘s Campaign Strategy on the country’s candidature for a Non-Permanent Seat on the United Nations Security Security Council for the term 2027-2028,” Zimbabwe Cabinet said in a statement.
”Zimbabwe’s bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term has already been endorsed by both the Southern African Development Community and the African Union, and will be officially launched by His Excellency the President Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa in Harare, and in New York during the 80th Session of United Nations General Assembly in September 2025.”
”The outcome will be the reaffirmation of the country’s commitment to upholding international peace and security as well as the generation of international goodwill towards the country.”
Zimbabwe is current chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and has held the chairmanship of African Union (AU) previously.
The country has also send it’s troops and police to peace missions across the world in the past years.
However, Zimbabwe’s security forces have been accused of gross human rights abuses against the opposition in the country.