Online Reporter
Debra Matabvu
Zimbabwe has put in place a multi-pronged strategy to strengthen its bid for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent seat 2027/28, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Professor Amon Murwira has said.
In an interview, Prof Murwira said that after getting endorsements from continental blocs and various countries, Zimbabwe will, in its campaign, rigorously communicate its beliefs and principles on global peace and development.
Apart from that, the country will use successes recorded during Zimbabwe’s tenure as SADC chair to also strengthen Harare’s push for the UN seat.
The bid has received support from regional organisations such as SADC and world nations, including Russia, Cuba, and India.
“We have since presented to Cabinet our strategy for the campaign,” Prof Murwira said.
“We have also launched our logo for the campaign which emphasizes all our values, our doctrine for a peaceful world in which development can take place.
“In addition, we also emphasized our quest for a peaceful world. On May 30, 2025, we joined the IOMED, which is the International Organisation of Mediation. We are a founding member among 33 countries.
“This organisation’s job is to make sure that there is always a peaceful resolution to disputes through mediation, not through war.
“So, we think that this whole thing strengthens Zimbabwe’s position as a peaceful nation and as a nation that seeks a peaceful world.”
Prof Murwira added that Zimbabwe will leverage the successful mediation methods used to foster peace in the region and spread them globally.
“Now, we have been the chair of SADC. We are still the chair of SADC and in the bloc, one of our main thrusts was to foster peace in the region by doing innovations in the peaceful resolution of disputes,” Prof Murwira said.
“This includes our intervention in the DRC. The withdrawal of SADC Mission in DRC is part of our efforts for a peaceful resolution.
“SADC made sure that the resolution of peace in eastern DRC should be a combination of state and non-state actors and not just inter-state resolution.
“We are in the process now of handing over this process to the African Union. We think these are credentials that enable us to bring peace to the world.
“That makes us a very good candidate to be part of the United Nations Security Council.”
The Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the UN charged with maintaining international peace and security.
Its mandate includes establishing peacekeeping missions, enacting international sanctions and authorising military action.
The Security Council has 15 members, with five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
Major decisions require at least nine affirmative votes, although any of the five permanent members hold veto power.
Bongani Ndlovu