UN Security Council has 5 new non-permanent members

• October 16, 2015 07:29

On October 15, the United Nations General Assembly voted to elect five new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The elected countries are Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay.

Hội đồng Bảo an Liên hợp quốc. (Nguồn: AFP/TTXVN)
United Nations Security Council. (Source: AFP/VNA)
With only five countries nominated this time, all candidates easily passed the vote at the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, with Egypt winning 179 votes, Japan 184 votes, Senegal 187 votes, Ukraine 177 votes and Uruguay 185 votes.

The new members will begin their two-year terms on the Security Council in January 2016, replacing Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria.

The United Nations Security Council consists of 15 member countries, including 5 permanent members (UK, France, US, Russia and China) and 10 non-permanent members./.

According to Vietnam+

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