Election of five new non-permanent members to the Security Council

New York-Sana

The United Nations General Assembly today elected Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates as members of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2022.

Reuters reported that Ghana got 185 votes in the General Assembly, while Gabon got 183 votes, the UAE 179, Albania 175, and Brazil got 181 votes, as these countries will replace Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.

It is noteworthy that seats in the Security Council are allocated to regional groups to ensure geographical representation, but even if the candidate countries ran in the elections without any opposition within their group, they still need to win the support of more than two-thirds of the members of the United Nations General Assembly.

It is noteworthy that the UN Security Council includes five permanent members with veto power: Russia, China, the United States, Britain and France.