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10:23 CAT | 10 Jun 2022
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The personal envoy to Mozambique of the secretary-general of the United Nations told Lusa on Thursday that the election of the country as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council is “a historic moment” for a country whose own peace process after a long civil war can serve as an example to others.
“This is a historic opportunity for Mozambique to have a very important role and speak for the African continent in the Security Council,” said Mirko Manzoni in an interview with Lusa, on the day Mozambique is seen joining the council – the UN’s main decision-making body – as a non-permanent member.
“The support that the African continent shows illustrates the confidence in Mozambique to bring peace and stability to the continent,” Manzoni said. “The presence in the Security Council will allow to show the implementation of the peace process and provide experiences and lessons for the other countries that seek to ensure peace around the world.”
“The peace process is a positive example of peace implementation,” he went on. “One can thus speak of a Mozambican model to implement peace and strengthen security in the country and in the continent.”
According to Manzoni, Mozambique’s elevation to the UN Security Council “is a revealing and very clear sign of the consolidation of peace and the democratic process in the country, and of the effort to include all parts of Mozambican society in this process of democratization of peace [and] a true sign of the effort that Mozambique and the Mozambicans are making to build a peaceful and democratic society.”
He also stressed the personal efforts made by the UN secretary-general, António Guterres – a former prime minister of Portugal – in helping build peace in the Portuguese-language country.
The peace process in Mozambique, Manzoni continued, “is a model that should be shared not only with African partners, but also in the rest of the world, because nowhere else is there a peace-building process as successful as this one.”
Asked about the importance of non-permanent membership of the Security Council for the country’s visibility in the international community, Manzoni replied that it “is a key instrument for the promotion of foreign policy interests, to promote peace and stability, which are fundamental for the prosperity and development of the country.”
The vote was scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. New York time, with Mozambique sure of backing from all African countries, which, according to Manzoni, “will give Mozambique a platform to join other African countries that have been pushing for reform of the United Nations to accommodate the unique interests of the African continent, but which are in the interest of the whole world.”
Mozambique is vying to replace Kenya for the vacancy of the African representative for non-permanent membership of the council.
Five UN member states – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland – are up for the five available seats. Mozambique and Switzerland are among the 62 UN member states – 31.9% of the total – that have never had a seat on the Security Council.
Congratulations to #Mozambique for being elected as #Africa‘s next non-permanent member to the #UNSC for the term 2023-2024. We look forward to working together and strengthening #Africa‘s voice in the maintenance of International #Peace and #Security. pic.twitter.com/jj8q1m2Sh3
— Fatima K. Mohammed (@FKMohammed1) June 10, 2022
🇵🇹 warmly welcomes election of #Mozambique as new member of #SecurityCouncil for the term 2023-2024, with the support of the whole UN membership.
We are glad to have now 2️⃣ Portuguese-speaking countries in #UNSC, 🇲🇿 & 🇧🇷, strengthening cooperation also in the framework of @_CPLP pic.twitter.com/DeGOIS3DPY
— Portugal na ONU (@Portugal_UN) June 10, 2022
Parabéns #Moçambique ! #Mozambique @CanHCMozambique @CanadaUN https://t.co/eo6XsWVt9Z
— Antoine Chevrier (@ChevrierAntoine) June 9, 2022
Parabéns Moçambique pelo sua eleição para membro não permanente do Conselho de Segurança da #ONU @UN 🇺🇸🇲🇿 https://t.co/vW9ZmmM8cw
— Embaixada dos EUA em Moçambique (@USEmbassyMaputo) June 9, 2022
Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, Foreign Minister of Mozambique, briefs reporters after #Mozambique today was elected non-permanent member of the Security Council for 2023 – 2024. #UNSCElections, #UNSC
Mozambique has never served on the Council before.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías pic.twitter.com/TwptrgBwxG— United Nations Photo (@UN_Photo) June 9, 2022
Parabéns #Mozambique 🇲🇿 pela eleição como membro não permanente do #UNSC!
🇺🇳 🇲🇿 🇮🇹 https://t.co/T6dFpAD57K
— Italy in Mozambique (@ItalyinMoz) June 9, 2022
Source: Lusa
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