Liberia wins African backing ahead of UN Security Council presidency

Ambassadors from 17 countries have pledged regional backing as Liberia prepares to assume the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in December 2026. The pledges were made at an inaugural Diplomatic Breakfast Meeting hosted by the Liberian Embassy in Accra, Ghana, on November 9, at the Labadi Beach Hotel.

Liberia's Ambassador to Ghana, Musu Jatu Ruhle, told the envoys that the Boakai administration, under Foreign Affairs Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, is making preparations to discharge the role effectively. The ambassadors, from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa among others, urged President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to advance Africa's aspirations on conflict resolution, peacebuilding and reform of international institutions.

Liberia's priorities include greater participation of women and young people in conflict prevention, the links between climate change, natural resources and conflict, and security cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel. Ruhle said Liberia's own recovery from conflict would inform its approach at the Council.

Why it mattersLiberia's seat on the Council puts its priorities on women, youth, climate and West African security onto the agenda of a body that decides on peacekeeping.

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