5 New Countries Elected As Non-Permanent Members Of The UNSC
5 new countries elected as non-permanent members of the UNSC
Five countries have been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly. Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia will join the top council for sustaining international peace and security in January and serve for two years. They were among six countries vying for five non-permanent seats around the Council’s horseshoe-shaped table that will become vacant at the end of the year.
The five newly elected countries will join Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Council. When the two-year terms of Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates expire on December 31, they will assume their places.
How UN Security Council Works?
• The Security Council is composed of 15 countries, five of which – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – are permanent members, granting them the right to veto any resolution or decision.
• The General Assembly, which includes all 193 UN Member States, elects the ten non-permanent members in accordance with geographical distribution by area.
• Voting is conducted by secret ballot and candidates must receive a two-thirds majority, or 128 votes, even if they run uncontested.
• Overall, 192 countries voted to fill three Council seats allocated to the Africa and Asia-Pacific Groups, and one each for Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Slovenia beat Belarus in the race for Eastern Europe, receiving 153 votes versus 38, while Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Korea ran unopposed.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
• UN Security Council Founded: 24 October 1945;
• UN Security Council Headquarters: New York, New York, United States;
• UN Security Council Head: António Guterres.
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