Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland will become members of the UN Security Council in 2023 and 2024.

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The UN General Assembly elected Ecuador this Thursday, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the two years 2023-2024.

Ecuador’s candidacy, which came unopposed to the group from Latin America and the Caribbean, received the support of the United States. 190 of 193 Member States of the United Nations.

Ecuador will replace Mexican, His term will expire at the end of this year, and for the fourth time in history he will sit on the UN’s highest decision-making body.

During the year 2023, the other corresponding entry Latin America and the Caribbean It will continue to be occupied by Brazil, which is currently entering the first of its two-year mandate.

Ecuador, a founding member of the United Nations, will return to the Security Council for the first time since the biennium. 1991-1992. He was sitting on the sofa before. 1950-1951 and 1960-1961.

In addition to Ecuador’s candidacy, the General Assembly this Thursday Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, they also came unopposed in their regional groups.

Japan It received 184 favorable votes, malt 195, Switzerland 187 and Mozambique 192, the total number of votes cast in the secret ballot.

For a country to be selected, at least one two-thirds majorityat the General Assembly.

New members will be replaced next January 1 India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway, The other five non-permanent members (Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates) have one more year to complete their two years on the Council by then.

Beside ten spinning placesSecurity Council always five permanent members Countries that also have veto power: the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom.

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