The Cabinet has approved Zimbabwe’s campaign strategy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027–28 term.
Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare on Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Jenfan Muswere, said that if Zimbabwe is successfully elected to the Security Council, President Emmerson Mnangagwa will use the position to engage with and win support from Western nations.
The elections are scheduled to take place during this year’s UN General Assembly in September, in New York.
Zimbabwe’s bid is backed by members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), as well as Russia and Belarus.
If successful, it will mark the third time Zimbabwe has held a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, having previously served in 1983–1984 and 1991–1992. Said Muswere:
Zimbabwe’s bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the 2027–28 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 the 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.
The UNSC has ten non-permanent members, elected by the UN General Assembly to serve two-year terms. While these members do not have veto power, they take part in decisions on international peace and security matters.
The Council also has five permanent members, commonly known as the P5 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States). These countries hold veto power, meaning they can block any substantive resolution.
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