NEW YORK: United Nations General Assembly elected South Africa, Indonesia, Germany, Belgium, and Dominican Republic on Saturday as non-permanent members of UN Security Council for two years time period.
190 member states out of 193 casted votes for the newly elected non-permanent members. The Dominican Republic and Germany got 184 votes each, South Africa bagged 183 votes, while Belgium and Indonesia got 181 and 144 votes respectively.
Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said “Belgium will make sure to be a constructive, reliable, and open partner during its mandate at the council and for the international council as a whole.”
United Nations has 15 members, out of which Russia, China, United Kindom, United States and France are 5 five permanent members. These are called as P-5 members who are entrusted with veto power.
Our calendar may be littered with difficult commemorations. Still, every December 27th, we are forced…
Patience seems to be wearing thin as the chaos surrounding the Medical and Dental College…
We lost you 17 years ago on 27 December to terrorists and suicide bombers which…
In his book Animal Farm, George Orwell said, "All animals are equal, but some animals…
“Warfare being under perpetual transformation from unmanned systems to AI-powered combat to grey-hybrid conflict and…
Leave a Comment