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Kazakhstan becomes non-permanent member of UNSC

29 June 2016 [13:26] - TODAY.AZ

/By Azernews/

By Nigar Abbasova

Kazakhstan has been elected the United Nations Security Council’s non-permanent member for 2017-2018, Ria Novosti reports.

The country became a non-permanent member representing Asian-Oceania region for the first time in its history being elected in a second round of the voting, following the election of Ethiopia, Bolivia, and Sweden.

Kazakhstan won support of 138 out of 193 votes of the United Nations member countries and outrun Thailand which scored 55 votes.

The candidacy of the last member of the UN Security Council representing West-European group for the next two years will be determined in the course of the third stage of the UN General Assembly’s voting.

Kazakhstan announced its bid to secure a seat as a non-permanent member in September 2013. The country became a member state of the United Nation on March 2, 1992.

UN Security Council non-permanent membership gives a country a number of privileges. Regardless the fact, that only permanent members of the Council have a veto power over decisions, the non-permanent members may participate in decisions mandate cease-fires during conflict and impose economic penalties on countries.

The non-permanent membership is considered to be a recognition and appreciation of the country’s contribution to the promotion of the global security and peace by the international community.

The non-permanent membership also gives an opportunity to raise a country’s own issues and represent it to the international community should nine of the 15 members agree to bring it up for discussion.

Kazakhstan will replace Malaysia in the United Nations Security Council on January 1, 2017.

3 out of 7 candidates including Bolivia (representing the Latin American group), Ethiopia (from the African group) and Sweden (The Western European group) obtained the required majority of votes. Italy and Netherlands are competing for the fifth vacating seat.

The UN Security Council is composed of 15 members with 5 being permanent and 10 non-permanent members elected by the UN General Assembly.


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