This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress
Somalia, Greece, Denmark, Pakistan and Panama began their terms as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.
A ceremony to install the flags of these countries took place at the headquarters of the international organization in New York to mark the start of their mandate.
The five new members replace Mozambique, Malta, Switzerland, Japan and Ecuador whose mandate expired on December 31, 2024.
With a two-year mandate, the new member countries had already sat on the Council. Somalia was there for one mandate, Greece for two, while Denmark and Pakistan are there for the fourth and seventh time respectively. Panama is in its fifth term.
The Security Council is the executive body of the United Nations responsible for peace and security issues. It is made up of five permanent members (China, United States, Russia, France and United Kingdom) and ten non-permanent members elected for a period of two years by the General Assembly. Each year, it elects five new non-permanent members.
