On 28 June 2016, the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan as two-year, non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. After five rounds of voting, the final spot was a dead heat so a compromise was met, with Italy set to serve in 2017 and the Netherlands in 2018.
The new members will serve alongside the five veto-wielding permanent members—the US, China, Russia, France and the UK—as well as the remaining five non-permanent members—Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the UN’s most powerful organ and is …read more
New UN Security Council Members
