PeacePro Questions US-Africa Partnership, Urges Scrutiny Of Voting Record At United Nations
The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has questioned what it described as a 20-year pattern of the United States repeatedly opposing Africa-led initiatives at the United Nations, asking whether Washington’s relationship with Africa truly reflects strategic partnership or not.
PeacePro’s concern follows the September 4 UN General Assembly vote on an African Union-backed resolution in which 164 countries voted in favour, six abstained while the United States of America stood alone in opposition.
In a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its Executive Director, Mr Abdulrazaq Hamzat, PeacePro said the latest vote should prompt a broader examination of US voting behaviour towards Africa over the past two decades.
‘The map is not the story. The vote is. Why does the United States so frequently find itself on the opposite side when Africa speaks collectively at the United Nations?’ the organization said.
PeacePro said its review of UN voting records indicates that the US has opposed almost all Africa- led proposals subjected to voting during the period under review noting that its question is not anti-American, but rather diplomatic.
‘One vote can be explained as disagreement. A recurring pattern over two decades requires examination and explanation’ the statement added.
PeacePro therefore asked, ‘If Africa is genuinely a strategic partner of the United States, why do Africa-led initiatives so often collide with Washington’s diplomatic preferences at the UN?’.
PeacePro noted that examination of the voting record is underway to determine how often the US has supported, opposed or abstained from African-sponsored and Africa-related resolutions, and whether the pattern has remained consistent across successive US administrations or not.
‘We are not seeking to manufacture an anti-American narrative. We are asking an uncomfortable but legitimate diplomatic question that, when Africa stands together at the UN, how often does the United States stand with Africa and how often does it stand against it?’ the organization submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
