Kenya's Ruto urges UN Security Council reform, calls global financial system outdated

Kenyan President William Ruto used his UN General Assembly address to argue that the UN's principle of sovereign equality is undermined by the Security Council's structure, and called for reform of both the Council and the international financial system, which he described as 'built for another age'. The speech reflects growing African and Global South pressure for institutional change, but no concrete proposal or timeline was offered, leaving the initiative at the rhetorical stage.