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UNGA Elected Five Countries As Non-Permanent Members of UNSC
UNGA Elected Five Countries As Non-Permanent Members of UNSC
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected five as non-permanent members of UN Security Council (UNSC).
The five non-permanent member countries are as South Africa, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Germany and Belgium. All these countries will have a two-year term beginning from 1st January 2019.
These 5 non-permanent members were elected according to the following criteria:
I.Two seats for Group of African states and Group of Asia-Pacific States.
II. One for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
III. Two seats for Western European and other states.
About UN Security Council (UNSC)
UNSC is most powerful and one of the six principal bodies of United Nations (UN). It has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
UNSC has 15 members, including five permanent ones with the power of veto. The five permanent members are China, France, Russia, UK and US. 10 non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms each.
UNSC powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, establishment of international sanctions, and authorization of military action through UNSC resolutions. It is only UN body with authority to issue binding resolutions to member states
UNSC is responsible for determining the existence of a threat against peace and to respond to act of aggression. It is also responsible for finding peaceful means to settle conflict or dispute between states.
