Burkina Faso Prime Minister Addresses UNGA on Global Injustice and Security Council Reform

Critique of the United Nations at 80 Years

• 😔 The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso expressed that the UN's 80th anniversary is a "collective disappointment" and "structural failure," marked by "eight decades of failure to meet the moment."
• 🌍 He highlighted the exclusion of Africa from Security Council decision-making bodies and the ineffectiveness of peacekeeping missions.
• ⚠️ The Security Council is criticized as a "troublemaker" due to politicization, internal divisions, and the "predatory behavior" of some permanent members.

Economic Development and Autonomy

• 📈 Burkina Faso advocates for reconsidering economic development strategies, moving away from rigid, imposed models towards strengthening economic autonomy, local resource utilization, and social justice.
• 💡 Lasting prosperity is linked to proactive industrialization, maximizing raw material value, and creating decent jobs, breaking the cycle of dependence on raw material exports.
• ✊ The country is committed to building a fairer multilateral trade system based on international solidarity, scientific progress, and technological innovation.

National Security and Sovereignty

• 🛡️ Burkina Faso is actively combating terrorism, which it views as a pretext for foreign powers to "pillage African resources" and undermine sovereignty.
• 💰 A "patriotic support fund" has mobilized significant national and diaspora contributions, demonstrating unity and commitment to defense.
• ✅ Over 72% of Burkina Faso's territory has been recovered, with internally displaced people returning and social services resuming.

Regional Cooperation and Pan-Africanism

• 🤝 The establishment of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is presented not as isolationism, but as an assertion of the right to self-determination and regional cooperation serving their people.
• ✊ This initiative aligns with the legacy of Pan-African leaders like Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba, and Kwame Nkrumah.

Calls for UN Reform

• ⚖️ A bold Security Council reform is demanded, including granting Africa a permanent seat, to address structural causes of international injustice.
• 🗣️ The Prime Minister urged the UN Secretary General to enact an in-depth transformation of the organization, making it a genuine guarantor of peace rather than an instrument of domination.
• 🌍 The need for a renewed partnership, underpinned by mutual respect, equality, and genuine solidarity, is emphasized for the UN to fulfill its purpose.