Five countries assume responsibility as elected members of the UN Security Council

United Nations, January 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have begun assuming responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

His two-year term officially began on January 1. Thursday is the council’s first business day for 2025 after the Christmas and New Year holidays, Xinhua news agency reported.

Five countries replaced Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland.

A flag-raising ceremony was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York to mark the beginning of his responsibilities.

The Kazakh ambassador to the UN, Kairat Umarov, who presided over the ceremony, congratulated the five new members of the council and wished them success in their two-year career.

The flag installation ceremony for new members of the Security Council began in 2018 at the initiative of Kazakhstan.

Algeria’s ambassador to the UN, Amar Bendjama, thanked the outgoing members of the Security Council as president in January and welcomed the new arrivals.

He said serving on the Security Council was a “great honor” as well as a “great responsibility” and called on all council members to work tirelessly and effectively to resolve the challenges facing the world “and protect multilateral values.” “

The permanent representatives of the five new members gave a short speech before raising their national flags in front of the Security Council chamber.

The 15-member Security Council has five permanent members (the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia and the United States) and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the UN General Assembly. Five non-permanent members are replaced each year.

Fuente: IANS