The Ezulwini Consensus is a position on international relations and reform of the United Nations, agreed by the African Union.
It calls for a more representative and democratic Security Council, in which Africa, like all other world regions, is represented.
The consensus is named after Ezulwini, a valley in central Eswatini (then known as Swaziland), where the agreement was made in 2005. The consensus was then adopted at an Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, in March 2005, in Addis Ababa.
The agreement covered several areas, including:
The Ezulwini Consensus was followed by the Sirte Declaration of July 2005, which reiterated the need for at least two permanent seats and five non-permanent Security Council seats for African states.
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