Zimbabwe has outlined its focus areas as it campaigns for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027–2028 term, pledging to champion global peace and security, intensify efforts to silence the guns and combat terrorism, and strengthen cooperation between the UNSC and regional economic communities.
Launching the candidature campaign in Harare yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s mission goes beyond national interests, underscoring that “the bid for this seat is not solely for Zimbabwe; it is for Africa, the developing world and all nations that desire peace and justice.”
Zimbabwe’s candidature has already received endorsements from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and several strategic partners, including Russia, India and Cuba.
The UNSC is composed of five permanent members — China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America — and ten non-permanent members elected on a rotational basis.
If elected, Zimbabwe will return to the Security Council more than four decades after its first tenure in the early 1990s, with government officials emphasizing that the country seeks to serve as a “trusted, proactive and solutions-driven partner” in global peace and security.
