The Royal Danish government is in a high powered lobbying offensive as it prepares to bid for a place in the hallowed UN security council for the period 2025-2026. The Scandinavian nation is seeking a non-permanent seat in the council, a position which members of the United Nations vote to choose nations to join the five permanent members of the security council. The five permanent members of the global security organ are Britain, US, China, France and Russia.

Denmark officially launched the bid yesterday with  heightened activities in its embassies across the world especially the global south. In Kenya, the launch was officiated by the Danish envoy to Kenya H.E Amb. Ole Thonke who said on a twitter post, “Our campaign for a seat on the UNSC flows directly from our long standing commitment to the UN & to multilateral cooperation. Supporting the UN- it’s principles & aspirations- is not just something Denmark does. It defines who we are and how we work.” The launch coincided with the opening of UN Security council meeting in New York after the UNGA convention.

The Kingdom of Denmark, which is one of the founding members of the UN, seeks to be voted in the council. This is a seat they last occupied in 2005-2006, the bid is accentuated  with a call for change in the global security arrangements to accommodate current global realities.

“Denmark is running for a seat in the UN Security Council for the period 2025-2026. We stand ready to serve, we want to do our part. To make the world more secure, more peaceful and more equal.” Said Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen as she vouched for her country’s election to the council.

The Nordic nation has hinged its bid on what they claim a yearning for greater responsibility in making the world a better place based on their egalitarian background as a nation. The nation’s humanitarian overtures across the globe will add weight to the bid as they are among the few nations that have achieved UN’s target of 0.7% for development assistance. This is according to Fleming Mortensen the Danish minister for Development Cooperation