OPINION | Inter Press Service (IPS) |31 October 2026

Fifty years at the table: What small nations need from the next UN secretary general

On September 21, 1976, less than three months after independence, Seychelles took its seat in the General Assembly of the United Nations. We became the 145th member of the Organisation. For a young nation of scattered islands in the Indian Ocean, with a small population and no army to speak of, it was far more than a ceremony. It was a promise that, in the family of nations, size would not decide whose voice was heard.

To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy