Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone we had Slovenia will join the first team for maintaining international peace and security, starting in January, serving for a period of two years.
They are among six countries vying for five informal seats around the Council’s horse drawn table that will become vacant at the end of the year.
Underground a seat
The Security Council is made up of 15 countries, five of which – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – are permanent members, giving them the privilege right to veto any decision or resolution.
The 10 non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly, which includes all 193 UN Member States, and in line with regional distribution by region.
Voting is conducted by secret ballot and candidates must agree a two-thirds majorityor 128 votes, even if they run unopposed.
In total, 192 countries voted to fill the three Council seats allocated to Africa and the Asia-Pacific Group, and one each for Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Slovenia beat Belarus in the race for Eastern Europe, winning 153 votes to 38, while Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Korea were eliminated without opposition.
Ready to serve
The five newly elected countries will join Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Council.
They will take over the seats currently held by Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates when their two-year terms expire on 31 December.
