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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Kazakh UN ambassador Kairat Umarov speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Kazakh UN ambassador Kairat Umarov speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Somali UN ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as president of the Security Council for the month of January and co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows a flag installation ceremony to mark the start of the responsibilities of the five countries as non-permanent members of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-FAO-DIRECTOR-GENERAL-VISIT

(240214) -- LJUBLJANA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qu Dongyu, director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), meets with Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Feb. 13, 2024. Qu Dongyu started a two-day visit to Slovenia on Tuesday to discuss global food safety with the incumbent non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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SLOVENIA-LJUBLJANA-FAO-DIRECTOR-GENERAL-VISIT

(240214) -- LJUBLJANA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qu Dongyu, director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), meets with Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Feb. 13, 2024. Qu Dongyu started a two-day visit to Slovenia on Tuesday to discuss global food safety with the incumbent non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS

(240103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guyana's permanent representative to the United Nations Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett speaks at a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 2, 2024. Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia began their roles as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS

(240103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Akan Rakhmetullin (3rd R), France's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere (4th R), and permanent representatives to the United Nations of the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council attend a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 2, 2024. Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia began their roles as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

STORY: Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. various of handing out of ballot papers 3. wide shot of showing of ballot boxes 4. various of delegates 5. various of collecting of ballot papers 6. SOUNDBITE (English): CSABA KOROSI, President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly 7. various of elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council applauding STORYLINE: Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday for a two-year term. SOUNDBITE (English): CSABA KOROSI, President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly "Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia are elected members of the Security Council for the two-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2024." The five newly elected members

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5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council

STORY: 5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN headquarters 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AKAN RAKHMETULLIN, Kazakhstan's permanent representative to the UN 4. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Their two-year term officially started on Jan. 1, but the first business day of the Security Council for 2023 after the New Year holiday break is Tuesday, Jan. 3. A flag installation ceremony was held to mark the start of their responsibilities. The ceremony was initiated by Kazakhstan in 2018. Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin, who presided over the ceremony, voiced confidence that the five new council members will bring much depth and

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(230103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin presides over a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 3, 2023. Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(230103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin (3rd L) and permanent representatives of the five new UN Security Council members attend a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 3, 2023. Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Japanese envoy speaks on UNSC expansion proposal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Sato speaks during a briefing session with U.N.-based journalists Oct. 26. Sato said that 141 countries have backed a Japanese proposal to expand the number of both permanent and non-permanent members in the United Nations Security Council.

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Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

STORY: Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN General Assembly Hall 2. various of voting 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDULLA SHAHID, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly 4. various of delegates applauding STORYLINE: Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for a two-year term. The newly-elected members will take up their new responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2023, and will serve till Dec. 31, 2024. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDULLA SHAHID, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly "Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland are elected members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2023." All five candidates were running unopposed on Thursday. They will replace the outgoing non-permanent member

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-ELECTION

(220609) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Veronica Macamo, Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, briefs reporters after Mozambique was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 9, 2022. Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for a two-year term. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-ELECTION

(220609) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ian Borg, Maltese minister for foreign and European affairs and trade, briefs reporters after Malta was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 9, 2022. Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for a two-year term. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-ELECTION

(220609) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ignazio Cassis, president of the Swiss Confederation, briefs reporters after Switzerland was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN Headquarters in New York, on June 9, 2022. Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for a two-year term. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(220105) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh UN ambassador Magzhan Ilyassov presides over a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 4, 2022. Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(220105) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian UN ambassador Mona Juul, in her capacity as president of the Security Council for the month of January, welcomes the new members during a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 4, 2022. Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(220105) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2022 shows a flag installation ceremony to mark the start of the responsibilities of the five countries as non-permanent members of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York. Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN Univ. head pins hopes on Japan as non-permanent UNSC member

David Malone, rector of United Nations University in Tokyo, meets the press on Nov. 2, 2015, voicing his hope that Japan will help ease tensions in Syria and Ukraine as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council starting next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese envoy speaks on UNSC expansion proposal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Yukio Sato speaks during a briefing session with U.N.-based journalists Oct. 26. Sato said that 114 countries have backed a Japanese proposal to expand the number of both permanent and non-permanent members in the United Nations Security Council.