Tunisia urges for UN reform and global multilateralism
Tunisia has reaffirmed its firm support for multilateralism and denounced the growing disregard for international law and the weakening of the UN’s role in resolving global crises, as reported by Tunise Numerique on June 27th.
Marking 80 years since the signing of the United Nations Charter, Tunisia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Nabil Ammar, issued a stark warning when speaking at an informal General Assembly session in New York. Despite the UN’s achievements, the global system is veering towards dangerous structural instability.
Ammar criticised the dominant influence of powerful states whose unilateral decisions, he said, often bypass the Charter’s principles. “Too often, major decisions affecting humanity and the planet are made outside the spirit of the Charter,” he declared. This conduct, he warned, fuels conflict, undermines peace mechanisms, and drains development resources.
He cautioned against a future without the UN or a credible alternative, one he described as “a jungle where no one is safe.”
Tunisia placed the Palestinian issue at the heart of its address, condemning what it described as systematic double standards that have enabled an ongoing genocide. Tunisia insisted that true peace cannot be sacrificed for security alone, and argued for a global economy rooted in human progress, not militarism. Tunisia have been vocal about the need for Arab cooperation to help the Palestinians.
Reaffirming Tunisia’s alignment with the UN’s founding ideals, Ammar stated: “Tunisia will always stand among the most dedicated defenders of the United Nations Charter and its spirit. No act of aggression or war will ever come from us. What we say is what we do—or can do.”
He also rejected the dominance of short-term military and financial interests, urging a shift away from selective democracies and external interventions. “All military powers have a limited lifespan, while enduring civilizations are those that offer humanity ideas and art,” he reminded members.
Tunisia concluded with a call for collective renewal, deep UN reform, and a return to global cooperation before instability becomes irreversible.
Tunise Numerique, Middle East Eye
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