Japan, Switzerland, Mozambique, Malta and Ecuador, without competition, were elected on Thursday June 9 by the United Nations General Assembly to occupy five seats of non-permanent members of the Security Council which were to be filled for 2023 and 2024.
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We will do our best with the other members of the Council so that it can function effectively
”, argued after the vote Odawara Kiyoshi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, a country which obtained 184 votes. of the 193 members of the General Assembly.
He said that Japan's priority during his term would be "
security, including energy and food
", areas which are the subject of a serious global crisis exacerbated by the Russian war in Ukraine, according to the UN. .
"
At the Council, we want to bring Swiss expertise in terms of peace in the world, defend our interests and our values, and contribute as a neutral country to compromise solutions
", declared for his part Ignazio Cassis, President in exercise of Switzerland and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
"
With our humanitarian tradition and good offices in the world, we believe we can contribute to solutions
", he added, welcoming the first accession of his country to the Security Council exactly 20 years after its accession to the UN.
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Switzerland won 187 votes in the election, which was held by secret ballot.
Mozambique will also join the Council for the first time in its history.
This country won the highest score with 192 votes in its favour.
Ecuador obtained 190 votes and Malta 185 votes.
These five countries will succeed India, Norway, Kenya, Mexico and Ireland on January 1.
The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members, five of whom are permanent (United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom) and ten countries elected for two years, half of whom are renewed each year.