UN member nations elect five countries to join Security Council
UN member nations elected five countries to join the powerful UN Security Council on Thursday with no suspense or drama because all were unopposed – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland.
But many other conflicts are also on its agenda from Syria and Yemen to Mali and Myanmar as well as international security issues from the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and Iran, and attacks by extremist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaida. General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid announced the results of the secret-ballot vote and congratulated the winner.
“We want to be part of the solutions for this world,” he told reporters after the vote. “We want to contribute to peace, stability and wealth in the world.” The five new council members will start their terms on Jan. 1, replacing five countries whose two-year terms end on Dec. 31 – India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway.
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