Five new countries elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council

Five new countries elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council

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Category : International Published on: June 09 2023

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Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on 6 June for a two-year term.
The five newly elected countries will join Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Council.
The newly elected members will take up their new responsibilities on January 1, 2024 and serve till December 31, 2025.
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 10 non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly, which comprises all 193 UN Member States, and in line with geographical distribution by region.
Voting is conducted by secret ballot and candidates must receive a two-thirds majority, or 128 votes, even if they run uncontested.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1945 by the United Nations Charter.
It is one of the six major organs of the United Nations.

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