A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was βindefensible.β
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africaβs peace.
Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmanduβs mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.