The United Nations must implement reforms that reflect changing times or slide into irrelevance, President William Ruto has warned.
He said the global organisation must become fit-for-purpose, its organs reformed, the mandate strengthened, and decisions aligned with current realities rather than the 1945 geopolitical situation.
He noted that no matter how noble the UN’s origins or how impactful its legacy, it must adapt to remain relevant.
“Institutions rarely fail because they lack vision or ideals; more often, they drift into irrelevance when they do not adapt, when they hesitate to act, and when they lose legitimacy,” he said.
He was delivering Kenya’s National Statement at the General Assembly Debate of the United Nations in New York on Wednesday.
Ruto said the United Nations cannot claim to be united while Africa, with 54 nations, remains excluded from permanent representation on the Security Council.
