UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS

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)

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

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

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)

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

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)