United States \u2013 Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday (6) at the United Nations General Assembly to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term. Somalia is an Arab country in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top UN<\/a> panel is comprised of fifteen nations, including five veto-wielding permanent members: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. Ten others are elected to two-year terms, half of which are renewed each year. The 10 non-permanent seats on the Security Council are distributed according to regional groupings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pakistan received 182 votes and Somalia garnered 179 votes. Panama obtained 183 votes. Denmark received 184 votes, Greece 182 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur tenure will be guided by the full commitment to multilateralism and respect of the principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter,\u201d said Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, who last month called for the departure of the UN mission in his country by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe will strive to strengthen the cooperation between the Security Council and the regional organizations, including the African Union,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The five incoming countries will replace Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland starting January 1, 2025. They will join the other five non-permanent members elected last year: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more:<\/em> Reproduction is prohibited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\nSomalia joins 10-nation group<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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