{"id":70589,"date":"2025-07-14T21:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70589"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:05:42","slug":"experts-renew-call-for-urgent-un-reforms-warn-of-rising-global-instability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/14\/experts-renew-call-for-urgent-un-reforms-warn-of-rising-global-instability\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Renew Call for Urgent UN Reforms, Warn of Rising Global Instability"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Omoniyi David<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Global peace advocates and diplomats have renewed calls for urgent reforms at the United Nations to ensure a more democratic and inclusive global order.<\/p>\n

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The call came at the weekend during the launch of Towards Effective World Security, a new book by Nigerian international affairs analyst, Uchenna Nwankwo, held in Abuja.<\/p>\n

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Chairing the event, veteran columnist Owei Lakemfa warned that the world was heading toward instability due to growing global power imbalances.<\/p>\n

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In his keynote address titled Nigeria: Flying Blindly in the Global Space, he criticized the UN\u2019s veto system for violating the principle of equal sovereignty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJust weeks ago, the world tilted toward a global conflagration,\u201d Lakemfa said. \u201cWe are drifting toward a unipolar world where diplomacy is reduced to dogma.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also lamented Nigeria\u2019s weakened diplomatic presence, saying the country is \u201clike a bird flying with one wing\u201d due to its failure to appoint ambassadors.<\/p>\n

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Vanguard publisher Sam Amuka, represented by Northern Editor Soni Daniel, praised Nwankwo\u2019s work for offering practical ideas to inspire world leaders.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithout peace in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere, even the big powers won\u2019t sleep,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Author Uchenna Nwankwo traced his passion for global peace back to childhood and urged renewed unity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe UN is tottering and risks going the way of the League of Nations,\u201d he said. \u201cThis book is about safeguarding nations through reform.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Literary critic Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, in his review, endorsed Nwankwo\u2019s call for a new World Assembly to replace the current UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n

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He proposed a representative system based on population, economic strength, and sovereign equality.<\/p>\n

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Philippines Ambassador to Nigeria, Mersole Mellejor, described the book launch as timely, reaffirming his country\u2019s support for UN reforms.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe UN has delivered 75 years of general peace, but it must become more representative,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

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The event drew diplomats, scholars, and journalists, all united in calling for a reimagined global system that prioritizes justice, equity, and shared security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Omoniyi David       Global peace advocates and diplomats have renewed calls for urgent reforms at the United Nations to ensure a more democratic and inclusive global order.   The call came at the weekend during the launch of Towards Effective World Security, a new book by Nigerian international affairs analyst, Uchenna Nwankwo, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":70590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70591,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70589\/revisions\/70591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}