The UN General Assembly on Friday elected South Africa, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium as non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term, beginning 1 January, 2019
Voting was held in the 193-member General Assembly to fill the seats that will be vacated by Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden this year.
The five non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern: Two seats for the Group of African states and the Group of Asia-Pacific states, one for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean states, and two seats for Western European and other states.
The Security Council has 15 members, including five permanent ones. The five permanent members, each with the power of veto, are China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. The 10 non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms each.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, in charge of the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its United Nations Charter.
Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through Security Council resolutions;
it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states.
The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946.
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Founded: 24 October 1945
Formation: 1945
Abbreviation: UNSC
Voting was held in the 193-member General Assembly to fill the seats that will be vacated by Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden this year.
The five non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern: Two seats for the Group of African states and the Group of Asia-Pacific states, one for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean states, and two seats for Western European and other states.
The Security Council has 15 members, including five permanent ones. The five permanent members, each with the power of veto, are China, France, Russia, the UK and the US. The 10 non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms each.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, in charge of the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its United Nations Charter.
Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through Security Council resolutions;
it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states.
The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946.
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Founded: 24 October 1945
Formation: 1945
Abbreviation: UNSC
