UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the UN Security Council on Tuesday (Jun 6) for two-year terms starting on Jan 1, 2024, while Belarus - allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine - was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, S
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan 1, 2024, while Belarus - allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine - was denied a spot.
The Security Council is the only UN body that can make legally binding decisions such as imposing sanctions and authorising use of force. It has five permanent veto-wielding members: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. Belarus had been a candidate unopposed since 2007 for the 2024/25 Eastern European seat. Slovenia entered the race in December 2021 after a brutal crackdown by the authorities in Belarus on protests following a 2020 presidential election.
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