05/19/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/20/2021 00:36 Wang Yi Chairs UN Security Council Open Debate on 'Peace and Security in Africa' On May 19, 2021, at the initiative of China, which holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) this month, the Security Council held an Open Debate on 'Peace and Security in Africa: Addressing Root Causes of Conflict in Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa' via video link. The meeting was chaired by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attended by foreign ministers of France, India, Tunisia, Ireland, Estonia and Vietnam as well as senior representatives from Kenya, Norway, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner briefed at the meeting.